Nov. 20, birthdays for Joe Biden, Dierks Bentley, Bo Derek

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November 20, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Vice President Joe Biden celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 324th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1913, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “His Family Voted From Harden House in Carroll Fight.”

The article was about a former state senator who was charged with political conspiracy.

“Former state Sen. Thomas C. Harden, of the Eastern District, spent a few uncomfortable minutes in the witness chair today at the trial of his political rival, Sen. Daniel J. Carroll, on a charge of political conspiracy…” the Eagle reported. Harden had his family vote for his district when they did not live there.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include country singer Dierks Bentley, who was born in 1975; Vice President Joe Biden, who was born in 1942; basketball player Carlos Boozer, who was born in 1981; radio personality Steve Dahl, who was born in 1954; “White Noise” author Don DeLillo, who was born in 1936; “A Change of Seasons” actress Bo Derek, who was born in 1956; Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, who was born in 1923; “Hill Street Blues” actress Veronica Hamel, who was born in 1943; “Sports Night” actress Sabrina Lloyd, who was born in 1970; “One Day at a Time” actor Richard Masur, who was born in 1948; Oscar Award-winner for “Bonnie and Clyde” Estelle Parsons, who was born in 1927; comedian and folksinger Dick Smothers, who was born in 1939; “ER” actress Ming-Na Wen, who was born in 1967; journalist and author Judy Woodruff, who was born in 1946; and “Blade Runner” actress Sean Young, who was born in 1959.

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SPLIT BILL, a program that features emerging dance artists, will take place at Triskelion Arts today at 7:30 p.m. Performances will take place today through Nov. 23. Today’s performance is a dancecollective with Julia Jurgilewicz for RedCurrant Collective. See www.triskelionarts.org for more information.

A TOWN HALL- STYLE MEETING will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Sunset Park Recreation Center that will focus on immigrant-owned small businesses in Sunset Park. The event includes various presenters and a Q&A session.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.