MILESTONES: August 27, birthdays for Tom Ford, Sarah Chalke, Patrick Adams
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include journalist Michael Wolff, who was born in 1953; actor Patrick Adams, who was born in 1981; actress Chandra Wilson, who was born in 1969; actress Sarah Chalke, who was born in 1976; actress Tuesday Weld, who was born in 1943; musician Daryl Dragon, who was born in 1942; former baseball player Jim Thome, who was born in 1970; fashion designer Tom Ford, who was born in 1961; singer Tommy Sands, who was born in 1937; tennis player Carlos Moyá, who was born in 1976; actor Paul Reubens, who was born in 1952; and actor Aaron Paul, who was born in 1979.
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MOTHER THERESA was born on this day in 1910 in modern-day North Macedonia. She became a nun and founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, performing extensive missionary work in Calcutta, India, where she lived for most of her life. In 1979, she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work. She died in 1997 and was canonized in 2016.
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’.