MILESTONES: April 18, birthdays for Conan O’Brien, Melissa Joan Hart, America Ferrera
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress Chloe Bennet, who was born in 1992; actress America Ferrera, who was born in 1984; actress Melissa Joan Hart, who was born in 1976; actor, director and producer Robert Hooks, who was born in 1937; actor John James, who was born in 1956; actress Jane Leeves, who was born in 1961; actress Dorothy Lyman, who was born in 1947; actor Eric McCormack, who was born in 1963; actress Hayley Mills, who was born in 1946; actor and writer Rick Moranis, who was born in 1953; TV talk show host Conan O’Brien, who was born in 1963; actor John Pankow, who was born in 1954; actor Eric Roberts, who was born in 1956; actor Eli Roth, who was born in 1972; actor David Tennant, who was born in 1971; and actor James Woods, who was born in 1947.
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TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF PAUL REVERE’S MIDNIGHT RIDE. In 1775, Revere and William Dawes started at about 10 p.m. to warn American patriots between Boston, Massachusetts, and Concord, Massachusetts, of the approaching British.
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’.