MILESTONES: February 4, birthdays for Alice Cooper, Oscar De La Hoya, Gabrielle Anwar

February 4, 2019 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Alice Cooper. AP Photo/Chris Carlson

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress Gabrielle Anwar, who was born in 1971; country singer Clint Black, who was born in 1962; actor Gary Conway, who was born in 1936; singer Alice Cooper, who was born in 1948; comedian Rob Corddry, who was born in 1971; boxer Oscar De La Hoya, who was born in 1973; actress Lisa Eichhorn, who was born in 1952; former Vice President Dan Quayle, who was born in 1947; and actor John Schuck, who was born in 1940.

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BETTY FRIEDAN WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1921. The cofounder and first president of the National Organization for Women was born Bettye Naomi Goldstein in Illinois. She was an outspoken feminist who spent her entire career crusading for women’s rights. Her book “The Feminine Mystique” chronicled the frustrations of the 1960s American housewife, to which she referred as “the problem that has no name.” The book struck a chord with millions of women and is widely regarded as one of the most influential books of the 20th century. Friedan died in Washington, D.C., in 2006 on her 85th birthday.

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FACEBOOK LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 2004. Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard students Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launched “TheFacebook” as a social networking site. Facebook, later dropping “The,” quickly became an Internet sensation, reaching 901 million users by March 2012. The site currently has more than 936 million daily users (83 percent of whom live outside North America) and is offered in 70 languages. On May 18, 2012, Facebook went public, with a volume of 567 million shares trading that day.

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THE APACHE WARS BEGAN ON THIS DAY IN 1861. The period of conflict known as the Apache Wars began at Apache Pass in Arizona, when army lieutenant George Bascom arrested Apache chief Cochise and other tribe members for raiding a ranch. Bascom killed Cochise’s brother, but Cochise escaped and declared war. The wars lasted 25 years under the leadership of Cochise and, later, Geronimo.

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

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“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” — Rosa Parks, who was born on this day in 1913.