MILESTONES: October 9, birthdays for Bella Hadid, Brandon Routh, Steve McQueen
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include actor Michael Paré, who was born in Brooklyn in 1959; model Bella Hadid, who was born in 1996; director and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro, who was born in 1964; screenwriter and director Steve McQueen, who was born in 1969; actor Tony Shalhoub, who was born in 1953; former golfer Annika Sörenstam, who was born in 1970; actor, singer and director Scott Bakula, who was born in 1954; singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, who was born in 1948; actor Zachery Ty Bryan, who was born in 1981; former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was born in 1966; filmmaker, author and country singer Scotty McCreery, who was born in 1993; cartoonist Russell Myers, who was born in 1938; former baseball player Joe Pepitone, who was born in 1940; and actor Brandon Routh, who was born in 1979.
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SUPERHEROES OF THE FRONT LINE: It’s Emergency Nurses Day, which honors trauma nurses, code nurses, triage nurses, disaster response nurses, flight nurses, military nurses, geriatric nurses, critical-care transport nurses and many other first responders. This day was established by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), which has over 40,000 members, publishes a peer-reviewed journal, and gives trainings and certifications to emergency nurses. The New York State ENA was the organization’s first offshoot and represents over 2,000 nurses throughout the state.
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’.