MILESTONES: December 1 birthdays for Janelle Monae, Zoe Kravitz, Sarah Silverman
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include Oscar-winning filmmaker Woody Allen, who was born in Brooklyn in 1935; World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino, who was born in 1939; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Densmore (The Doors), who was born in 1944; “Wind Beneath My Wings” singer Bette Midler, who was born in 1945; actor and comedian Jonathan Katz, who was born in 1946; “Prince of the City” star Treat Williams, who was born in 1951; “Sex and the City” creator Candace Bushnell, who was born in 1958; model and actress Carol Alt, who was born in 1960; Baseball Hall of Famer-elect Larry Walker, who was born in 1966; “Lost” star Nestor Carbonell, who was born in 1967; actor and comedian Sarah Silverman, who was born in 1970; “Hidden Figures” star Janelle Monae, who was born in 1985; and “Spider Man” star Zoe Kravitz, who was born in 1988.
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STANDING UP: Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., 65 years ago today for refusing to give up her seat and move to the back of a municipal bus. Her arrest triggered a yearlong boycott of the city bus system and led to legal actions that ended racial segregation on municipal buses throughout the southern U.S. The event has been called the birth of the modern civil rights movement.
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’.