MILESTONES: March 7, birthdays for Laura Prepon, Bryan Cranston, Jenna Fischer
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, who was born in 1956; singer Taylor Dayne, who was born in 1962; media executive Michael Eisner, who was born in 1942; actress Jenna Fischer, who was born in 1974; opera singer Denyce Graves, who was born in 1964; former auto racer Janet Guthrie, who was born in 1938; Hall of Fame football player Franco Harris, who was born in 1950; author Robert Harris, who was born in 1957; actor John Heard, who was born in 1946; former baseball player Jeff Kent, who was born in 1968; Hall of Fame tennis player Ivan Lendl, who was born in 1960; actor Tobias Menzies, who was born in 1974; actress Laura Prepon, who was born in 1980; retired weatherman Willard Herman Scott Jr., who was born in 1934; actor Nick Searcy, who was born in 1959; actor Daniel J. Travanti, who was born in 1940; Oscar Award-winning actress Rachel Weisz, who was born in 1970; and singer Peter Wolf, who was born in 1946.
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LUTHER BURBANK WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1849. The American naturalist and author isremembered as the creator and developer of many varieties of flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees. Burbank died in California in 1926.
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’.