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October 28, birthdays for Bill Gates, Caitlyn Jenner, Brad Paisley

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October 28, 2016 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Microsoft founder Bill Gates celebrates his birthday today. AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu
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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 302nd day of the year.

ON THIS DAY IN 1908, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Autographed $2 Bill Part of Burglars’ Loot.”

The article focused on the robbery of a saloon in East New York.

“They appropriated all the available cash in the cash register and helped themselves to liquor and cigars,” the Eagle reported. “It was while they were standing in front of the bar drinking to each other’s health that they discovered the two-dollar bill looking down upon them. It was ruthlessly torn from the frame and carried away.”

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress and former Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts JANE ALEXANDER, who was born in 1939; musician, singer and songwriter CHARLIE DANIELS, who was born in 1936; actor JEREMY DAVIES, who was born in 1969; former football player TERRELL DAVIS, who was born in 1972; actor DENNIS FRANZ, who was born in 1944; philanthropist and former Microsoft software executive BILL GATES, who was born in 1955; actress JAMI GERTZ, who was born in 1965; actress LAUREN HOLLY, who was born in 1963; singer and stress TELMA HOPKINS, who was born in 1948; TV personality and Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete CAITLYN JENNER, who was born in 1949; country singer BRAD PAISLEY, who was born in 1972; actress ANNIE POTTS, who was born in 1952; Oscar Award-winning actress JULIA ROBERTS, who was born in 1967; and actor MATT SMITH, who was born in 1982.

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FRANCIS BACON WAS born on this day in 1909. The noted 20th-century artist’s work explored religion, social convention and the self with stark, often gruesome imagery. Bacon died in 1992.

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THE FIRST WOMAN U.S. ambassador was appointed on this day in 1949. Helen Eugenie Moore Anderson was sworn into the position by then-President Harry S. Truman. She served as ambassador to Denmark.

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THE GATEWAY ARCH was completed in St. Louis, Missouri on this day in 1965. The steel and concrete 630-foot-tall structure, designed by Eero Saarninen, was built as a monument to Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase, which made American westward expansion possible. The Arch opened to the public in two stages: in July of 1967 and May 1968.

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TODAY IS ST. JUDE’S DAY. Jude, the saint of hopeless causes, was martyred along with St. Simon in Persia, and their feast is celebrated jointly. St. Jude was supposedly the brother of Jesus and, like his brother, a carpenter by trade. He is most popular with those who attempt the impossible and with students, who often ask for his help on exams.

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THE STATUE OF LIBERTY was dedicated on this day in 1886 on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.

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WCS’S PROSPECT PARK Zoo will host the Annual Boo at the Zoo Weekend this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highlights will include face painting, crafts, shows, animal encounters and more. For more information, visit prospectparkzoo.com.

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BROOKLYN BRIDGE Park will host the Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Pier 6 Lawns. Several family-friendly activities will be available, including pumpkin carving, arts and crafts, puppetry, games and musical performances. For more information, visit brooklynbridgepark.org.

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

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”— Bill Gates, who was born on this day in 1955.

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