By the summer of 1850, various versions of a short skirt and trousers, or Turkish dress, were being worn by readers of the Water-Cure Journal as well as women patients at the nationâs health resorts. After wearing the style in private, some began wearing it in public.
Lesson Plans. 1. The Brooklyn Bridge, constructed between 1869-1883, is a symbol of late 19th-century innovation and progress. It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire and the first to use pneumatic caissons.
1 It is still standing strong and is in use today. 2  The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883 and it connects Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River. 3  When it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. 4  It is one of the busiest bridges in the world with 145,000 vehicles crossing it every day.