16 May 1903 Coney Island's Luna Park opens to the illumination of 122,000 bulbs; upscale Luna offers "electro-scenic mechanical illusions" and allows weary mothers to check their babies along with their parcels.
19 May 1885 To win a bet, swimmer Robert Odlum takes the first leap off the Brooklyn Bridge. His fatal plunge fails to deter later jumpers from attempting the same stunt.
thanks, New-York Historical Society!
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