MILESTONES: December 24 birthdays for Stephenie Meyer, Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include sculptor and printmaker Jonathan Borofsky, who was born in 1942; Focus co-founder Jan Akkerman, who was born in 1946; former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was born in 1946; jazz musician Michael Ray, who was born in 1952; economist Gene Sperling, who was born in 1958; “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels, who was born in 1959; “Prison Break” star Wade Williams, who was born in 1961; 10,000 Maniacs singer Mary Ramsey, who was born in 1963; “Boston Legal” star Mark Valley, who was born in 1964; “The Drew Carey Show” star Diedrich Bader, who was born in 1966; “Prison Break” star Amaury Nolasco, who was born in 1970; “Livin’ la Vida Loca” singer Ricky Martin, who was born in 1971; “Twlight” author Stephenie Meyer, who was born in 1973; and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” host Ryan Seacrest, who was born in 1974.
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WAR IS OVER: The Treaty of Ghent was signed on this day in 1814, ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. The treaty took effect in February 1815 and ushered in more than two centuries of peace between the two nations.
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’.