MILESTONES: April 30 birthdays for Gal Gadot, Dianna Agron, Johnny Galecki
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman, who was born in 1926; “Ringworld” author Larry Niven, who was born in 1938; baseball player and manager Phil Garner, who was born in 1949; Oscar-winner Jane Campion, who was born in 1954; “The Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki, who was born in 1975; The Dresden Dolls founder Amanda Palmer, who was born in 1976; “Spider-Man” star Kirsten Dunst, who was born in 1982; actor and singer Drew Seeley, who was born in 1982; “Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot, who was born in 1985; and “Glee” star Dianna Agron, who was born in 1986.
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HARE APPARENT: Bugs Bunny debuted on this day in 1938. The “wascally wabbit” first appeared on screen in the theatrical short “Porky’s Hare Hunt,” directed by Ben “Bugs” Hardaway. Chuck Jones and Tex Avery further developed him into the character we know now. In “A Wild Hare” (1940), Bugs asks, “What’s up, Doc?” for the first time. The rabbit’s noisy carrot munching was based on Clark Gable’s performance in “It Happened One Night” (1934).
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’.