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Brooklyn College was founded in 1930. [5] That year, as directed by the New York City Board of Higher Education on April 22, the college authorized the combination of the Downtown Brooklyn branches of Hunter College, at that time a city women's college, and the City College of New York, then a men's college (both these branches had been established in 1926).
By 1930, nearly all had started college and 22% had a college degree. [19] Immigration from Eastern Europe soared after 1880, as did enrollments of Jews, Italians and others. Enrollment in the elementary schools soared from 250,000 in 1881 (including Brooklyn) to 494,000 in 1899, and 792,000 in 1914, when immigration ended.
New York Congregational Home for the Aged opens in Brooklyn, constructed in three stages; the center section and east pavilion in 1918, west pavilion in 1921, and a west wing in 1927. [112] New York Congregational Home for the Aged was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [21] Carlton Avenue YMCA opens. [113]
Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run against the Miami Marlins on September 19, his 50th of the season, becoming the first player with a 50/50 season in MLB history. - Megan Briggs/Getty Images
A look at the lives of Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York, and her sister Sarah J. S. Tompkins Garnet, the first Black female principal in NYC.
For example, in 1988 he told Oprah he "probably" would never run for office. Eleven years later, he told Larry King that he was considering a political run , and that he was a registered Republican.
His home in Brooklyn, the Jackie Robinson House, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, [312] and Brooklyn residents sought to turn his home into a city landmark. [313] In 1978, Colonial Park in Harlem was renamed after Robinson. [314] [315] Robinson also has an asteroid named after him, 4319 Jackierobinson. [316]
The team's legal name was the Brooklyn Base Ball Club. [16] The "Trolley Dodgers" nickname was used throughout this period, along with other nicknames, by fans and sports writers of the day. The team did not use the name in a formal sense until 1916, when the name was printed on home World Series programs.