Monday, April 9, 2012
News 7 Things Brooklyn Did First
Posted by Sydney Brownstone on Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 8:59 AM
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5) Receive National Attention For Wearing Provocative Pants: Obviously, there's a very decent possibility that a group of Americans were known for wearing provocative pants before Brooklyn’s Fourteenth Regiment, but all those “skinny jeans Brooklyn hipster” jokes made this historical item too good to pass up. Originating as a social club, the Fourteenth Brooklyn fought in all the major battles of the Civil War while outfitted in their version of a French Chasseur’s uniform. The uniform’s bright, baggy red pants and the unit’s impressive fighting record caught the attention of Stonewall Jackson, who dubbed the regiment the “red legged devils.”
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