MILESTONES: April 10, birthdays for Mandy Moore, Baby Face, Jamie Chung
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include Pro Football Hall of Famer and broadcaster John Madden, who was born in 1936; baseball player and former Yankees GM Bob Watson, who was born in 1946; baseball player Ken Griffey Sr., who was born in 1950; actor Steven Seagal, who was born in 1952; Fox News commentator Juan Williams, who was born in 1954; musician Babyface, who was born in 1959; Stray Cats founder Brian Setzer, who was born in 1959; “Mad TV” star Orlando Jones, who was born in 1968; actress Chyler Leigh, who was born in 1982; actress Jamie Chung, who was born in 1983; “This Is Us” star Mandy Moore, who was born in 1984; musician Haley Westenra, who was born in 1987; and actress Sofia Carson, who was born in 1993.
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A HELPING HAND: William Booth was born on this day in 1829. A Methodist minister, he began an evangelical ministry in the East End of London in 1865 and established mission stations to feed and house the poor. In 1878 he changed the name of the organization to the Salvation Army. He died in 1912.
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LET IT BE: Paul McCartney left the Beatles on this day in 1970. In a press release accompanying promotional copies of his new solo album, McCartney announced that he had no plans for working with the Beatles because of “personal differences, business differences, musical differences.” He stated that he didn’t know if the break was temporary or permanent, but the years-long tension in the group coupled with the musicians’ solo work brought about the end of the band that year.
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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.
Quotable:
“If someone remembers me as a coach, they still call me ‘Coach,’ but if they know me from the video game, they just call me ‘Madden.’”
— John Madden, who was born on this day in 1936
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