MILESTONES: January 11, birthdays for Mary J. Blige, Naomi Judd, Lil Twist
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer Mary J. Blige, who was born in 1971; 20th Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien, who was born in 1934; golfer Ben Daniel Crenshaw, who was born in 1952; columnist and author Jim Hightower, who was born in 1943; country singer Naomi Judd, who was born in 1946; actress Christine Kaufmann, who was born in 1945; rapper Lil Twist, who was born in 1993; actress Phyllis Logan, who was born in 1956; actress Amanda Peet, who was born in 1972; children’s rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Kailash Satyarthi, who was born in 1954; singer Cody Simpson, who was born in 1997; TV executive Grant Tinker, who was born in 1925; and actor Stanley Tucci, who was born in 1960.
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ALEXANDER HAMILTON WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1755. The American founding father, diplomat, soldier and co-author of “The Federalist Papers” was appointed by George Washington to serve as first secretary of the treasury in 1789. In that position, Hamilton established the basis for all future American fiscal policy. He was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804 in New Jersey.
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’.