MILESTONES: November 3 birthdays for Kendall Jenner, Phil Simms, Dennis Miller
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “Marjorie Prime” star Lois Smith, who was born in 1930; former Democratic presidential nominee Mike Dukakis, who was born in 1933; singer-songwriter Sonny Rhodes, who was born in 1940; “Gorky Park” author Martin Cruz Smith, who was born in 1942; former N.Y. Yankees pitcher Ken Holtzman, who was born in 1945; “To Sir with Love” singer Lulu, who was born in 1948; former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, who was born in 1949; Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, who was born in 1949; actress and comedian Roseanne Barr, who was born in 1952; talk show host Dennis Miller, who was born in 1953; former N.Y. Giants quarterback Phil Simms, who was born in 1955; former N.Y. Mets reliever Armando Benitez, who was born in 1972; and model and TV personality Kendall Jenner, who was born in 1995.
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BENCHMARK: Edward Douglass White was born on this day in 1845. The ninth chief justice of the U.S. served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was elected to the Senate in 1891 and was appointed to the high court by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. Appointed chief justice by President William Howard Taft in 1910, he served until his death on May 19, 1921 and was succeeded by Taft as chief justice.
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’.