On This Day In History<p>Today in 1883, 142 years ago: in the United States, a rumor about the collapse of the Brooklyn Bridge (in New York) causes a stampede in which twelve people are crushed to death.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>