MILESTONES: March 29, birthdays for Chris D’Elia, Earl Campbell, N’Golo Kante
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include Hall of Fame football player Earl Campbell, who was born in 1955; Hall of Fame tennis player Jennifer Capriati, who was born in 1976; actor Bud Cort, who was born in 1948; comedian Chris D’Elia, who was born in 1980; director Michel Hazanavicius, who was born in 1967; actress Megan Hilty, who was born in 1981; actor and comedian Eric Idle, who was born in 1943; soccer star N’Golo Kante, who was born in 1991; actor Christopher Lambert, who was born in 1957; actress Lucy Lawless, who was born in 1968; model and actress Elle Macpherson, who was born in 1964; former British Prime Minister John Major, who was born in 1943; French soccer star Dimitri Payet, who was born in 1987; and Olympic gymnast Kurt Thomas, who was born in 1956.
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EUGENE MCCARTHY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916. The longtime representative and senator from Minnesota is best-remembered for his campaign for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. McCarthy ran on a strong antiwar platform, garnering support from those opposed to American involvement in the Vietnam conflict, but ultimately lost the nomination to Hubert Humphrey. McCarthy never held public office again, despite four more tries at the presidency. He died in Washington, D.C. in 2005.
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’.