MILESTONES: December 12, birthdays for Mayim Bialik, Yuvraj Singh, Regina Hall
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Hall of Fame tennis player Tracy Ann Austin, who was in 1962; Emmy Award-winning TV personality and game show host Bob Barker, who was born in 1923; actress Mayim Bialik, who was born in 1975; Oscar Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly, who was born in 1970; singer and musician Sheila E., who was born in 1957; singer Connie Francis, who was born in 1938; actor Robert Lindsay, who was born in 1949; Hall of Fame basketball player Bob Pettit Jr., who was born in 1932; Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby, who was born in 1952; cricket player Yuvraj Singh, who was born in 1981; and singer Dionne Warwick, who was born in 1940.”
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TODAY IS POINSETTIA DAY. It is a day to enjoy poinsettias and to honor Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the American diplomat who introduced into the U.S. the Central American plant that is named for him. Poinsett also served as a member of Congress and as secretary of war. He died in South Carolina in 1851.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.