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Sept. 25, birthdays for Will Smith, Heather Locklear, Catherine Zeta-Jones

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September 25, 2014 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Will Smith, famous for his roles in "I Am Legend" and "Ali,"  celebrates his birthday today.
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Good morning, Brooklyn.  Today is the 268th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1905, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Workman Blown to Bits in Fireworks Explosion.” The article focused on an explosion that took place in a fireworks factory.  “All accounts of the explosion agree that it was terrific,” the Eagle reported.  “The neighborhood immediately around…where the accident occurred felt a shock like an earthquake, and there was a general panic among those living nearby.” The work man who died was only 16 years old. 

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include basketball player Chauncey Billups, who was born in 1976; New York City-born “Damages” actor Tate Donovan, who was born in 1963; Oscar Award-winning actor for “Wall Street” Michael Douglas, who was born in 1944; “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill, who was born in 1951; television personality and host for “MythBusters” Jamie Hyneman, who was born in 1956; “Spin City” actress Heather Locklear, who was born in 1961; “Kill Bill” films actor Michael Madsen, who was born in 1959; “Boy Meets World” actor Lee Norris, who was born in 1981; Hall of Fame basketball player Scottie Pippen, who was born in 1965; “I Am Legend” actor Will Smith, who was born in 1968; “All the King’s Men” actor Robert Walden, who was born in 1943; television journalist Barbara Walters, who was born in 1931; and Oscar Award-winning actress for “Chicago” Catherine Zeta-Jones, who was born in 1969. 

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TODAY IS NATIONAL One-Hit Wonder Day.  This day commemorates all rock ’n’ roll wonders who have had a hit single… even if it was just one. 

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THE FIRST WOMAN associate judge of the Supreme Court was sworn in on this day in 1981.  Sandra Day O’Connor was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan in July 1981.  She retired from court in 2006. 

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SHEL SILVERSTEIN was born on this day in 1930.  Silverstein was a cartoonist and children’s author, best remembered for his poetry including “A Light in the Attic” and “The Giving Tree.”

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WILL BOAST AND Julia Fierro will join in conversation about Boast’s “Epilogue: A Memoir” today at 7:30 p.m.  The memoir follows Boast at age 24 when his mother, brother and father passed away. 

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.   

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