MILESTONES: March 9 birthdays for Julia Mancuso, Brittany Snow and Joyce Van Patten
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include former U.S. Sen. James Buckley, who was born in 1923; musician Lloyd Price, who was born in 1933; actress Joyce Van Patten, who was born in 1934; musician Mickey Gilley, who was born in 1936; musician Jeffrey Osborne, who was born in 1948; actress Linda Fiorentino, who was born in 1960; basketball coach Darrell Walker, who was born in 1961; actress Juliette Binoche, who was born in 1964; lawyer and journalist Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was born in 1969; actor Emmanuel Lewis, who was born in 1971; skier and Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso, who was born in 1984; and actress Brittany Snow, who was born in 1986.
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AMERIGO, AMERIGO: Amerigo Vespucci was born on this day in 1454. The Italian navigator, merchant and explorer, for whom the Americas were named, participated in at least two expeditions between 1499 and 1502 which took him to the coast of South America, where he discovered the Amazon and Plata rivers. Neither Vespucci nor his exploits achieved the fame of Columbus, but the New World was to be named for him by an obscure German geographer and mapmaker, Martin Waldseemuller.
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’.