Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 176th day of the year.
ON THIS DAY IN 1920 the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Battleships Arrive Here.”
The article focused on the Atlantic fleet returning from a six-week target practice.
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“The North Dakota docked at noon today at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,” the Eagle reported. “The Pennsylvania and Arizona will arrive at the Navy Yard at 6 o’clock tonight. The ships will be here until the first or second week in August.”
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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain, who was born in New York City in 1956; “Legally Blonde” actress Linda Cardellini, who was born in 1975; former baseball player Carlos Delgado, who was born in 1972; actor and comedian Ricky Gervais, who was born in 1961; “The Big C” actor John Benjamin Hickey, who was born in 1963; “Lassie” actress June Lockhart, who was born in New York City in 1925; singer George Michael, who was born in 1963; former basketball player Dikembe Mutombo, who was born in 1966; Hall of Fame basketball player Willis Reed Jr., who was born in 1942; singer/songwriter Carly Simon, who was born in New York City in 1945; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor, who was born in the Bronx in 1954; baseball player Billy Wagner, who was born in 1971; and actor Jimmie Walker, who was born in New York City in 1948.
NATIONAL HANDSHAKE Day is celebrated on this day. The handshake is an important part of corporate America and can make or break a business deal, interview or other encounter. Take this day to perfect your own handshake and put it into practice.
GEORGE ORWELL was born on this day in 1903. Orwell was the satirical English author of “Animal Farm,” “1984,” and other works. He died in London on Jan. 21, 1950.
Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.
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New 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’.