MILESTONES: October 30 birthdays for Nia Long, Grace Slick, Henry Winkler
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “The Power Broker” author Robert Caro, who was born in 1935; former football coach Dick Vermeil, who was born in 1936; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane), who was born in 1939; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Otis Williams (The Temptations), who was born in 1941; “Happy Days” star Henry Winkler, who was born in 1945; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles), who was born in 1947; actor and director Charles Martin Smith, who was born in 1953; “Fatal Affair” star Nia Long, who was born in Brooklyn in 1970; “Glee” star Matthew Morrison, who was born in 1978; and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, who was born in 1981.
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MIND YOUR MANNERS: Emily Post was born on this day in 1872. Her 1922 book “Etiquette: The Blue Book of Social Usage” instantly became the American bible of manners and social behavior and established her as a household name. The book inspired many letters asking her for advice on manners in specific situations. She used these letters as the basis for her radio show and her syndicated newspaper column, which eventually appeared in more than 200 papers. 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’.