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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Hispanic Heritage Month
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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A Christmas market with a long history
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Indigenous living
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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In Apia Harbor for Samoan Independence Day
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Birds of a feather
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Château de Villandry, France
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Memorial Day
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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Go climb a tree
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Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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International Day of Peace
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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An impactful day