Today in 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge, the engineering marvel that was then the longest span in the world, opens with fireworks and fanfare; the festivities are marred by the deaths of twelve pedestrians trampled in a panic.
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A "Grand Tour" of the Hudson River School at the New-York Historical Society
Mar 11, 2013
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