MILESTONES: January 7, birthdays for Ruth Negga, Katie Couric, Nicolas Cage
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage, who was born in 1964; actor and musician Jeremy Renner, who was born in 1971; football player Lamar Jackson, who was born in 1997; actress Ruth Negga, who was born in 1982; racer Lewis Hamilton, who was born in 1985; journalist and publisher Jann Wenner, who was born in 1946; singer-songwriter and guitarist Kenny Loggins, who was born in 1948; television personality and journalist Katie Couric, who was born in 1957; actress Erin Gray, who was born in 1950; former baseball player Alfonso Soriano, who was born in 1976; actor David Caruso, who was born in 1956; actor Brett Dalton, who was born in 1983; former baseball player Éric Gagné, who was born in 1976; U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who was born in 1963; and U.S. Sen. John Thune, who was born in 1961.
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HARLEM RENAISSANCE WRITER Zora Neale Hurston was born on this day in 1891. Known for her 1937 novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Hurston was a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance and wrote about racism in the early 20th century in the American South. Hurston also researched folklore in the Caribbean and American South. She died in 1960.
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’.