MILESTONES: February 20, birthdays for Rihanna, Cindy Crawford, Justin Verlander
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include sportscaster Charles Barkley, who was born in 1963; actress Brenda Blethyn, who was born in 1946; former Prime Minister of Britain Gordon Brown, who was born in 1951; model and actress Cindy Crawford, who was born in 1966; actress Sandy Duncan, who was born in 1946; actor Ron Eldard, who was born in 1963; hockey executive Phil Esposito, who was born in 1942; basketball player Stephon Marbury, who was born in 1977; U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was born in 1942; actress Jennifer O’Neill, who was born in 1948; Oscar Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier, who was born in 1927; singer Rihanna, who was born in 1988; folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie, who was born in 1941; newspaper heiress, kidnap victim and actress Patty Hearst Shaw, who was born in 1954; actor French Stewart, who was born in 1964; actor Peter Strauss, who was born in 1947; actress Lili Taylor, who was born in 1967; auto racer Bobby Unser, who was born in 1934; fashion designer and artist Gloria Vanderbilt, who was born in 1924; and baseball player Justin Verlander, who was born in 1983.
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1895. Douglass was an American journalist, orator and antislavery leader. His original name before his escapes from slavery was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.
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’.