May 8: ON THIS DAY in 1937, Navy starts secret quiz in Zeppelin blast
ON THIS DAY IN 1908, the Eagle reported, “Thirty-four bids for...
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May 7: ON THIS DAY in 1945, war is ended, Nazis assert
ON THIS DAY IN 1853, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “In Allentown...
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MILESTONES: May 7, birthdays for J Balvin, Sydney Leroux, Peter Carey
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include rapper J Balvin, who was...
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MILESTONES: May 6, birthdays for George Clooney, Gabourey Sidibe, Tom Bergeron
NOTABLE PEOPLE born today include TV personality Tom Bergeron, who was born...
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May 6: ON THIS DAY in 1944, Nazi supply lines paralyzed
ON THIS DAY IN 1883, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Mayor [Seth...
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May 3: ON THIS DAY in 1946, marines fight cons on ‘rock’
ON THIS DAY IN 1850, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “At a...
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MILESTONES: May 3, birthdays for Eric Church, Frankie Valli, Christina Hendricks
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include football player Joseph Addai, who...
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Ask a historian: What happened to Brooklyn’s Native American tribes?
Denny from Canarsie asked: What happened to the Native American tribes of...
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May 1: ON THIS DAY in 1943, F.D.R. takes over struck coal mines
ON THIS DAY IN 1899, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “President [William...
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