Imagine if you still had to take a boat to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Until the Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883, the only way to get across the East River was to board a watercraft. At the time of its construction, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s longest suspension bridge. It was originally called both the East River Bridge and the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, but the name ‘Brooklyn Bridge’ is the one that stuck.
East River crossing
Today in History
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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3,000 years of history
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Let the harvest begin
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A monster view in Scotland
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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Tesla, the visionary
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Celebrating the International Day of Forests
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Let’s celebrate
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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International Polar Bear Day
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Darwin s Arch
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Málaga, Spain
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Rock of ages
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Antarctica Day
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Quilts as high art
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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International Day of Forests
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Look to the north sky tonight for the Perseids
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Where do those colors come from?
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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National Napping Day
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Birds of a feather
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World Oceans Day
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Mount Pico, Portugal
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!