April 30, birthdays for Stephen Harper, Johnny Galecki, Kirsten Dunst

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April 30, 2015 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Stephen Harper, Canada's prime minister, celebrates his birthday today. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 120th day of the year.

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ON THIS DAY in 1913, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Police Prisoners Handcuffed on Trip to Appellate Court.”

The article focused on four ex-inspectors on trial for conspiracy losing their fight.

“With handcuffs about their wrists, four former inspectors of police, ‘men higher up,’ marched from the grim Tombs prison today, shackled two and two, went up town by taxicab to the Appellate Division and returned to the Criminal Courts building in the same fashion,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include “Glee” actress DIANNA AGRON, who was born in 1986; “The Piano” director JANE CAMPION, who was born in 1954; “Marie Antoinette” actress KIRSTEN DUNST, who was born in 1982; “The Big Bang Theory” actor JOHNNY GALECKI, who was born in 1975; Prime Minister of Canada STEPHEN HARPER, who was born in 1959; “Slaughterhouse Five” actor Perry King, who was born in 1948; “The Big Bang Theory” actor KUNAL NAYYAR, who was born in 1981; singer and actor WILLIE NELSON, who was born in 1933; “Heroes” actor ADRIAN PASDAR, who was born in 1965; basketball coach ISIAH THOMAS, who was born in 1961; and writer and actor BURT YOUNG, who was born in 1940.

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THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL telecast took place on this day in 1939. Franklin D. Roosevelt, making an appearance at the New York World’s Fair, was televised on about 200 television sets.

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THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE took place on this day in 1803. One of the greatest real estate deals in history took place when the Louisiana Territory was turned over to the U.S. by France for $15 million.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON was inaugurated as the first president of the United States on this day in 1789. The oath of office was administered on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York at the corner of Wall and Broad streets.

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