July 18, ‘Big War Maneuvers in Long Island Sound Will Begin at Midnight’
Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 199th day of the year.
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “You Again” actress Kristen Bell, who was born in 1980; Emmy award-winning actor James Brolin, who was born in 1941; Olympic figure skater Richard Tooten Button, who was born in 1929; “Gossip Girl” actor Chace Crawford, who was born in 1985; “The Fast and the Furious” New York City actor Vin Diesel, who was born in 1967; Bronx, N.Y., singer Dion DiMucci, who was born in 1939; golfer Nick Faldo, who was born in 1957; publisher and chairman of Forbes Newspapers Steve Forbes, who was born in 1947; the first American to orbit Earth, John Glenn, who was born in 1921; former basketball player Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, who was born in 1972; “Justified” actress Margo Martindale, who was born in 1951; “Downton Abbey” actress Elizabeth McGovern, who was born in 1961; former golfer Calvin Peete, who was born in 1943; singer Martha Reeves, who was born in 1941; musician Ricky Skaggs, who was born in 1954; New York City baseball executive Joe Torre, who was born in 1940; U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, who was born in 1950; and poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, who was born in 1933.