MILESTONES: October 7, birthdays for Desmond Tutu, Thom Yorke, Yo-Yo Ma
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in 1955; Anglican cleric and activist Desmond Tutu, who was born in 1931; television personality and producer Simon Cowell, who was born in 1959; singer Toni Braxton, who was born in 1967; actor, producer, director and singer Matt Bomer, who was born in 1977; television personality and comedian Joy Behar, who was born in 1942; singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, who was born in 1951; novelist Thomas Keneally, who was born in 1935; singer and musician Thom Yorke, who was born in 1968; conductor Charles Dutoit, who was born in 1936; actor Shawn Ashmore, who was born in 1979; and President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who was born in 1952.
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RHYMES OF THE RURAL MIDWEST: James Whitcomb Riley, writer, best-selling author and one of the most popular poets of the 19th century, was born on this day in 1849. Riley was known for his sentimental works and his children’s poetry, and published Rhymes of Childhood, his most successful book, in 1891. He came to be known as the “Hoosier Poet.” Riley died in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 22, 1916.
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’.