MILESTONES: December 15 birthdays for Adam Brody, Michael Shanks, Garrett Wang
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include Pro Football Hall of Famer Billy Shaw, who was born in 1938; former Supremes member Cindy Birdsong, who was born in 1939; Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Clark, who was born in 1939; former baseball manager Jim Leyland, who was born in 1944; drumming legend Carmine Appice, who was born in Brooklyn in 1946; former N.Y. Mets manager Art Howe, who was born in 1946; “Miami Vice” star Don Johnson, who was born in 1949; Fuzztones singer Rudi Protrudi, who was born in 1952; theater and film director Julie Taymor, who was born in 1952; “The Legend of Billie Jean” star Helen Slater, who was born in 1963; former N.Y. Knicks player David Wingate, who was born in 1963; “Star Trek: Voyager” star Garrett Wang, who was born in 1968; “Stargate SG-1” star Michael Shanks, who was born in 1970; “The O.C.” star Adam Brody, who was born in 1979; and “Downton Abbey” star Michelle Dockery, who was born in 1981.
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LAW OF THE LAND: The first 10 amendments to the Constitution — known as the Bill of Rights — became effective on this day in 1791 following ratification by Virginia. The anniversary of ratification and effect is observed as Bill of Rights Day.
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’.