MILESTONES: February 25 birthdays for Eugenie Bouchard, Paul O’Neill, Chelsea Handler
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include media personality Sally Jessy Raphael, who was born in 1935; journalist Bob Schieffer, who was born in 1937; actress Diane Baker, who was born in 1938; Olympic runner Lee Evans, who was born in 1947; humorist Jack Handey, who was born in 1949; Yankees great Paul O’Neill, who was born in 1963; actress Tea Leoni, who was born in 1966; media personality Chelsea Handler, who was born in 1975; actress Rashida Jones, who was born in 1976; and tennis player Eugenie Bouchard, who was born in 1994.
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SPEAKING VOLUMES: Emma C. Emsbury was born on this day in 1806. Born Emma Catherine Manley in New York City, the author and poet published many of her works under the name “Ianthe.” She married Brooklyn banker Daniel Emsbury in 1828, the same year she published her first poetry collection, “Guido, a Tale: Sketches from History and Other Poems.” She died in Brooklyn in 1863. Her funeral was held at Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights.
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’.