MILESTONES: April 8, birthdays for Patricia Arquette, Ron Johnson, John Schneider
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress Patricia Arquette, who was born in 1968; comedian Shecky Greene, who was born in 1926; Hall of Fame basketball player John J. Havlicek, who was born in 1940; journalist Seymour Hersh, who was born in 1937; Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, who was born in 1955; author Barbara Kingsolver, who was born in 1955; musician Julian Lennon, who was born in 1963; actor Stuart Pankin, who was born in 1946; actress Katee Sackhoff, who was born in 1980; actor John Schneider, who was born in 1960; designer Vivienne Westwood, who was born in 1941 and actress Robin Wright, who was born in 1966.
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FORMER FIRST LADY Betty Ford, who was married to Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, was born on this day in 1918 in Chicago. Born Elizabeth Ann Bloomer, Ford advocated strongly for women’s rights, breast cancer awareness and drug and gun control. An early model of the activist first lady, Ford was also frank about her own battle with addiction, raising awareness of it as a disease. She died in 2011.
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’.