MILESTONES: March 6, birthdays for Connie Britton, Shaquille O’Neal, Dave Gilmour
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor Tom Arnold, who was born on this day in 1959; baseball player Jake Arrieta, who was born in 1986; actress Connie Britton, who was born in 1967; singer and guitarist Dave Gilmour, who was born in 1946; economist and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan, who was born in 1926; comedian and actor D.L. Hughley, who was born in 1963; opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, who was born in 1944; actor Ben Murphy, who was born in 1942; BMX bike racer Ryan Nyquist, who was born in 1979; former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, who was born in 1972; actress Amy Pietz, who was born in 1969; actor and director Rob Reiner, who was born in 1947; and astronaut Valentina Tereshkova-Nikolaeva, who was born in 1937.
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MICHELANGELO WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1475. The prolific Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and poet had a profound impact on Western art. His fresco painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican at Rome is often considered the pinnacle of his achievement in painting, as well as the highest achievement of the Renaissance. Also among his works were the sculptures David and The Pieta. Appointed architect of St. Peter’s Basilica in 1542, a post he held until his death in 1564 at Rome.
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’.