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June 5, birthdays for Mark Wahlberg, Suze Orman, Jill Biden

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June 5, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

"Ted 2" star Mark Wahlberg celebrates his birthday today. AP photo

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 156th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1909, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “She Clung to the Arms of Climbing Burglar.”

The article focused on a petite woman who managed to intimidate a burglar and banish him successfully.

“Mrs. Bertha Lovejoy who, with her husband, Clarence Lovejoy and four sons, occupies the detached house at 1114 Bay Ridge Ave., is a woman who, though frail in build, has unusual nerve and courage,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” actor CHAD ALLEN, who was born in 1974; second lady (wife of the current U.S. vice president) JILL BIDEN, who was born in 1951; “The Gates of Ivory” author MARGARET DRABBLE, who was born in 1939; “The Pillars of the Earth” author KEN FOLLETT, who was born in 1949; singer BRIAN MCKNIGHT, who was born in 1969; journalist BILL MOYERS, who was born in 1934; author, television personality and speaker SUZE ORMAN, who was born in 1951; and “The Departed” actor MARK WAHLBERG, who was born in 1971.

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ROBERT F. KENNEDY was assassinated on this day in 1968. Sen. Kennedy was shot while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in Los Angeles. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of his murder.

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TARGET FIRST SATURDAY this month will celebrate Pride Month at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, with events starting at 5 p.m. Events include a New York City Gay Men’s Chorus performance at 5 p.m.; an exhibition talk at 5:30 p.m. with Jesse Wilcox; a showing of the “Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles” film at 6 p.m.; Brooklyn music at 6 p.m. and more. Some events require tickets. See brooklynmuseum.org for more information.

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