MILESTONES: April 20 birthdays for Don Mattingly, Allan Houston, Miranda Kerr
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “Star Trek” star George Takei, who was born in 1937; “Love Story” star Ryan O’Neal, who was born in 1941; “24” star Gregory Itzin, who was born in 1948; “Alien” star Veronica Cartwright, who was born in 1949; two-time Oscar-winner Jessica Lange, who was born in 1949; Yankees legend and 1985 American League MVP Don Mattingly, who was born in 1961; “Back to the Future” star Crispin Glover, who was born in 1964; “Lord of the Rings” star Andy Serkis, who was born in 1964; Dream Theater founder Mike Portnoy, who was born in 1967; “Criminal Minds” star Shemar Moore, who was born in 1970; Olympic gold medalist and Knicks executive Allan Houston, who was born in 1971; “Scary Movie” star Carmen Electra, who was born in 1972; and supermodel Miranda Kerr, who was born in 1983.
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LET’S PLAY TWO: Two of baseball’s great parks opened on this day in 1912. In Detroit, Navin Field (later Tiger Stadium) was christened with a 6-5 home victory over the Cleveland Indians. In Boston, the Red Sox opened Fenway Park by defeating the New York Highlanders, 7-6. Both games went into extra innings.
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’.