Brooklyn Today: May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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Good morning. Today is the 150th day of the year. On May 29, 1894, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that frost and ice storms were plaguing the northern part of the state, destroying spring crops and burying plants in ice almost an inch thick.

Well-known people who were born today include singer-guitarist Meillsa Etheridge, former auto racer Al Unser Sr., actress Lisa Whelchel and former baseball player Eric Davis.

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Today at 6 p.m. at Christ Church on the corner of Clinton and Kane streets, Cobble Hill, the Cobble Hill Association will hold its annual meeting. Keynote speaker Christabel Gough will speak on the topic “Can Cobble Hill Avoid Manhattanization?” On the agenda will be the election of new officers. The association will also honor Gough as well as historian Francis Marrone.