5 December 1876 Posted on December 4, 2013 by Staff The Brooklyn Theater Fire kills over 278 people in Brooklyn, NY. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are." Mark Twain — Click here for more from Mark Twain Related posts: 21 August 1959 31 January 1876 2 May 1876 5 December 1952 5 December 1952 23 October 2002 15 August 1939 23 October 2002 16 December 1972