MILESTONES: March 18, birthdays for Bonnie Blair, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Olympic speed skater Bonnie Blair, who was born in 1964; singer and actress Irene Cara, who was born in 1959; comedian and actor Dane Cook, who was born in 1972; the former President of South Africa Frederik Willem de Klerk, who was born in 1936; actor Kevin Dobson, who was born in 1943; actor Brad Dourif, who was born in 1950; composer John Kander, who was born in 1927; singer Adam Levine, who was born in 1979; singer Charley Pride, who was born in 1934; singer and actress Queen Latifah, who was born in 1970; singer and actress Vanessa Williams, who was born in 1963; and figure skater Alexei Yagudin, who was born in 1980.
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WRITER AND EDITOR GEORGE PLIMPTON was born on this day in 1927. Plimpton was perhaps best known for being a “participatory” journalist, training with the Detroit Lions in 1963, for instance, or performing with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He died in 2003.
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’.