Nov. 21, birthdays for Goldie Hawn, Dick Durbin, Troy Aikman

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November 21, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D, Ill.) celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 325th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1916, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “18,400 City Workers Get Salary Raises; Cost is $1,147,180.”

The article focused on a list of city employee raises that went public at the time.

“A complete list of salary increases for city employees, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 1917, was made public today,” the Eagle reported. “It comprises approximately 18,400 names and entails an extra cost to the taxpayers of Greater New York …. Some of the increases amount to as much as $2,000 a year…”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include sportscaster Troy Aikman, who was born in 1966; singer and actress Bjork, who was born in 1965; television producer Marcy Carsey, who was born in 1944; conductor James DePreist, who was born in 1936; U.S. Sen. Richard J. Durbin, who was born in 1944; former baseball player George Kenneth Griffey Jr., who was born in 1969; Oscar Award-winning actress for “Cactus Flower” Goldie Hawn, who was born in 1945; singer Carly Rae Jepsen, who was born in 1985; “Star Trek V” actor Laurence Luckinbill, who was born in 1934; singer and actress Lorna Luft, who was born in 1952; “Nanny and the Professor” actress Juliet Mills, who was born in 1941; “Nashville” actor Sam Palladio, who was born in 1986; actor, director, writer and producer Harold Ramis, who was born in 1944; “Dirty Dancing” actress and dancer Cynthia Rhodes, who was born in 1956; gymnast Tasha Schwikert, who was born in 1984; “Knots Landing” actress Nicollette Sheridan, who was born in 1963; and “The Girl” actress Marlo Thomas, who was born in 1938.

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WORLD HELLO DAY is today. Participants in World Hello Day are encouraged to greet at least 10 people. People in 180 countries have participated in this annual activity, which helps advocate people through personal communication.

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CONGRESS FIRST MET at Washington on this day in 1800. Congress had previously met in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1790 to 1800.

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“QUAKE,” by Melanie Marnich, will be performed at the Studio Theater 307 (Roosevelt) on the Brooklyn College campus from Nov. 22 to 24. The show will run at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Monday, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday.

BREUCKELEN Magazine will be launched from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Tabla Rasa Gallery. The launch celebration will feature the publisher, Michael Valentine, and includes a “meet the artists” magazine signing.

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