“… the 20 girl employees in the plant fled screaming to the street and [a] family upstairs made a hurried exit,” the Eagle reported. “By this time the fire had spread to the three-story frame structure next door, once a private dwelling but more recently occupied by three families.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress ABIGAIL BRESLIN, who was born in New York City in 1996; Oscar Award-winning actor ADRIEN BRODY, who was born in New York City in 1973; Oscar Award-winning actor PETER CAPALDI, who was born in 1958; actor ROBERT CARLYLE, who was born in 1961; actress JULIE CHRISTIE, who was born in 1940; former basketball player CYNTHIA COOPER, who was born in 1963; comedian and actor BRAD GARRETT, who was born in 1960; actress SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR, who was born in New York City in 1977; actor and comedian ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL, who was born in 1968; Olympic bobsledder STEVEN HOLCOMB, who was born in 1980; former baseball player DAVID CHRISTOPHER JUSTICE, who was born in 1966; singer and songwriter LORETTA LYNN, who was born in 1935; Hall of Fame baseball player GREG MADDUX, who was born in 1966; and former baseball manager and player PETE ROSE, who was born in 1941.

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THE SHOREFRONT YM-YWHA is hosting the Russian Language and Cultural Exchange with West Point Military Academy today from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 3300 Coney Island Ave. For more information, visit shorefronty.org.

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

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