October 27: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “OYSTER BAY, L.I., OCT. 26 — Col. Theodore Roosevelt will be 60 years old tomorrow. He will spend the day quietly at Sagamore Hill, going out...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1923, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “With great simplicity and in the immediate presence of no more than 400 people who had known and loved him, the birthplace of Theodore...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “AUBURN, N.Y. — At 7:12½ o’clock this morning Leon Czolgosz, murderer of President William McKinley, paid the extreme penalty enacted by the law...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1852, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “Monday next is the first of November, and the evening previous is observed as a festival among the peasantry of most of the countries of Europe....
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ON THIS DAY IN 1848, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A soldier in Ireland having got his passport to England, as he went through the wood with his knapsack on his back, being weary, sat down, and...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1912, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The application for tickets to the Progressive meeting at Madison Square Garden tonight, at which Colonel Roosevelt will be the guest of honor,...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1860, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “A correspondent wishes to be informed whether Pennsylvania voted Democratic or Republican at the October election of 1856 — if the Democrats had...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1864, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “The latest dodge of the administration is the new State of Nevada, with three electoral votes; but that won’t save Abraham any more than a small...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1856, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “As each four years we witness a great revolution in our government — a change of rulers or a change of principles, as the people may demand — we...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1860, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “Democrats of Kings County, the defeat of Lincoln in a great measure depends upon your action tomorrow. This is one of the strongholds of...
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ON THIS DAY IN 1901, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “If anything was demonstrated in this election it was the practicality of the machine which Michael J. Dady introduced in his election district...
View ArticleNovember 7: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
ON THIS DAY IN 1892, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “The populists are the factor of greatest uncertainty in the presidential campaign. The Republicans look to them for whatever gains they expect...
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