FLOYD BENNETT FIELD โ Dozens of around-the-world and trans-Atlantic flights started or ended on Floyd Bennett Fieldโs runways in the 1930s-40s, including those piloted by Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes.ย In World War II, the field was designated for naval purposes. In 1971, the military turned it over to the Gateway National Recreation Area to be run by
On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Old Stone House in Washington Park, on one of the sites of the Americanย Revolutionโs Battle of Brooklyn.
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD โ Dozens of around-the-world and trans-Atlantic flights started or ended on Floyd Bennett Fieldโs runways in the 1930s-40s, including those piloted by Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes.ย In World War II, the field was designated for naval purposes. In 1971, the military turned it over to the Gateway National Recreation Area to be run by
On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Old Stone House in Washington Park, on one of the sites of the Americanย Revolutionโs Battle of Brooklyn.
ON THIS DAY IN 1879, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, โThe British have a very serious task before them in Afghanistan. They are not in
ON THIS DAY IN 1893, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, โThere was a birth in the White House at exactly 2 oโclock this afternoon. Baby
ON THIS DAY IN 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, โBUFFALO โ Today was municipal electriciansโ day at the exposition. President McKinley will address the
FLOYD BENNETT FIELD โ Dozens of around-the-world and trans-Atlantic flights started or ended on Floyd Bennett Fieldโs runways in the 1930s-40s, including those piloted by
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced 14 Sacred Sites Grants totaling $228,000 awarded to 14 historic religious properties throughout New York State. Sacred Sites
Throughout generations, Brooklyn has seen numerous budding talents take root and sprout into theatrical legends. None had germination as perfectly metaphoric as that of six-year-old
Brooklyn may be the king’s county, but it has been the stomping grounds of many a president, too. From Chester A. Arthur to both Roosevelts,
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS โ Tuesday may have been Brooklynโs snowiest day in two years, but it was a case of norโeaster be damned for the launch
Brooklyn Heights โ Thanks to a mix of COVID and construction, Brooklyn Heightsโ venerable Center for Brooklyn History at 128 Pierrepont was closed for three
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the New York State Board for Historic Preservationโs recommendations to add 36 properties to the State and National Register of Historic Places โ three
Full slideshow below During the early decades of the 20thย century the fledgling recording, motion picture and radio broadcast industries were poised to rival and eventually surpass vaudeville, Americaโs primary form
ON THIS DAY IN 1919, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published the following statement by the U.S. Public Health Service: โProbably, but by no means certainly, there will be a recurrence
ON THIS DAY IN 1924, Brooklyn Daily Eagle columnist Frederick Boyd Stevenson said, โUncle Sam has been studying the maps of the Old World. For some time now he has
ON THIS DAY IN 1937, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, โMONTS, FRANCE (A.P.) โ Edward, Duke of Windsor, was reunited in the moss-covered Chateau de Cande today with the woman
A Maestro Reposes in Brooklyn Leonard Bernstein, although born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1918, was the consummate New York artist. He was also a world-renowned pianist and conductor, notably with