MILESTONES: October 2 birthdays for Avery Brooks, Lorraine Bracco, Sting
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include 1962 National League MVP Maury Wills, who was born in 1932; former N.Y. Knicks guard and two-time NBA champion Dick Barnett, who was born in 1936; film critic Rex Reed, who was born in 1938; “American Pie” singer Don McLean, who was born in 1945; “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” star Avery Brooks, who was born in 1948; fashion designer Donna Karan, who was born in 1948; photographer Annie Leibovitz, who was born in 1949; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Mike Rutherford (Genesis), who was born in 1950; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sting (The Police), who was born in 1951; “Goodfellas” star Lorraine Bracco, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954; singer-songwriter Gillian Welch, who was born in 1967; talk show host Kelly Ripa, who was born in 1970; former N.Y. Knicks center Tyson Chandler, who was born in 1982; and N.Y. Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks, who was born in 1989.
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HELLO CHARLIE: “The Peanuts” debuted on this day in 1950. The beloved comic strip by Charles Schulz chronicled the adventures and anxieties of Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally and Charlie’s dog Snoopy. Dozens of animated specials based on the strip have been produced over the years, including “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” The last strip was published on Feb. 13, 2000.
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’.