Brooklyn Today: May 9, 2012
Good morning. Today is the 130th day of the year. On this day in 1950, French statesman Robert Schuman first proposed the European Coal and Steel Community, which came into existence in 1952. The organization was succeeded in 1958 by the European Economic Community, which later evolved into the European Union. At the European Summit in Milan in 1985, this day was proclaimed the “Day of Europe.”
Well-known people who were born today include singer-songwriter Billy Joel (“Just the Way You Are,” “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”), hockey player Steve Yzerman, director-producer James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, As Good as It Gets, “Taxi”) and actress Glenda Jackson (A Woman in Love, A Touch of Class).
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