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April 29, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

In this photo provided by CBS, comedian Jerry Seinfield, whose birthday is today, joins host David Letterman on the set of the “Late Show with David Letterman,” last Friday. Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS via AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 119th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1915, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Whitman to T.R.: ‘Party is Corrupt.’”

The article focused on a letter penned by the then-New York district attorney alleging political corruption.

“In a letter produced by counsel for Theodore Roosevelt during the re-direct examination of the former president today, Gov. Charles S. Whitman, then district attorney of New York, told Charles H. Duell that ‘the time is ripe’ for all Progressive Republicans and members of the Progressive party to ‘rid the state of the party control which is responsible for corrupt conditions,’” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include former tennis player ANDRE AGASSI, who was born in 1970; “The Blacklist” actress MEGAN BOONE, who was born in 1983; multiple Oscar Award-winning actor DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, who was born in 1957; “Saturday Night Live” actress NORA DUNN, who was born in 1952; editor of The New Yorker ROBERT GOTTLIEB, who was born in 1931; poet and singer ROD MCKUEN, who was born in 1933; conductor ZUBIN MEHTA, who was born in 1936; “Orange Is the New Black” actress KATE MULGREW, who was born in 1955; “Batman Returns” actress MICHELLE PFEIFFER, who was born in 1958; “The Brady Bunch” actress EVE PLUMB, who was born in 1958; “Seinfeld” actor and comedian JERRY SEINFELD, who was born in 1954; “Kill Bill” actress UMA THURMAN, who was born in 1970; hockey player JONATHAN TOEWS, who was born in 1988; and singer CARNIE WILSON, who was born in 1968.

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“DUKE” ELLINGTON was born on this day in 1899. Born as Edward Kennedy, Ellington was one of the most influential individuals in jazz history. He was responsible for more than 1,000 musical pieces, including “Mood Indigo.” He died in 1974.

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WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST was born on this day in 1863. Hearst was a media magnate of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who built an empire consisting of 28 dailies, 18 magazines, radio stations and other outlets. The Hearst brand of journalism tended to be sensational and was dubbed “yellow journalism.” Hearst died in 1951.

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A CHARTER AWARD DINNER honoring Dave Smith and Lou Pastina will take place at 6 p.m. tonight at New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway). The fundraiser, sponsored by St. Francis College, is part of the college’s 54th Annual Charter Award Dinner and features CNBC’s Bob Pisani as its emcee.

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