MILESTONES: May 21, birthdays for Mr. T, Gotye, Ian McEwan
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include baseball manager, and former player Bobby Cox, who was born in 1941; actress Lisa Edelstein, who was born in 1966; former comedian and former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, who was born in 1951; musician Gotye, who was born in 1980; baseball player Josh Hamilton, who was born in 1981; oboist, composer and conductor Heinz Holliger, who was born in 1939; former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who was born in 1959; author Ian McEwan, who was born in 1948; actress Sarah Ramos, who was born in 1991; actor Judge Reinhold, who was born in 1957; singer and songwriter Leo Sayer, who was born in 1948; and actor Mr. T, who was born in 1952.
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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1881 by Clara Barton, its first president. The Red Cross was founded in Switzerland in 1864 by representatives from 16 European nations. It is a not-for-profit organization governed and directed by volunteers and provides disaster relief at home and abroad. Its 1.1 million volunteers are involved in community services such as collecting and distributing donated blood and blood products, teaching health and safety classes and acting as a medium for emergency communication between Americans and their armed forces.
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’.