MILESTONES: April 6 birthdays for Billy Dee Williams, Marilu Henner, John Ratzenberger
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include molecular biologist and DNA discoverer James Watson, who was born in 1928; actor Billy Dee Williams, who was born in 1937; filmmaker Barry Levinson, who was born in 1942; “Cheers” star John Ratzenberger, who was born in 1947; Baseball Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven, who was born in 1951; “Taxi” star Marilu Henner, who was born in 1952; football player and sportscaster Sterling Sharpe, who was born in 1965; actor Paul Rudd, who was born in 1969; “Scrubs” star Zach Braff, who was born in 1975; actress and TV personality Candace Cameron Bure, who was born in 1976; football player and sportscaster Tim Hasselbeck, who was born in 1978; model Hilary Rhoda, who was born in 1987; soccer player Julie Ertz, who was born in 1992; and actress Peyton List, who was born in 1998.
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MARCHING ON: The Grand Army of the Republic was established on this day in 1866. The fraternal organization, founded by Union veterans of the Civil War, grew to more than 400,000 members at hundreds of posts by 1890. Politically, the group advocated for voting rights for blacks, veterans’ pensions and the creation of Memorial Day as a national holiday. It was disbanded after the death of its last member in 1956.
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’.