History at Home: This Day in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

As we wander about our modern neighborhood, caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to ignore the long and vibrant history of our community. Let’s remedy that. Every weekend, we’ll take a step back, with the help of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives, and explore what was happening around South Slope over a century ago.

On this day in 1888, is was discovered that Brooklyn was rocking some seriously strong beer:

In the February 24, 1888 issue, tea leaves finally had their day in court:

Last but not least, seventh grade teachers in 1889 were longing for the days when they only had to teach students their ABCs and 123s:

Have an interesting bit of South Slope history to share? Send it to editor@bklyner.com, and we’ll publish it in our weekly History at Home segment.