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March 7, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Actor Bryan Cranston celebrates his birthday today. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 65th day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Laura Prepon and Franco Harris, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1952, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Cop Turns Bandit in Just 3 Days.”

The article focused on a rookie cop who confessed to pulling a holdup just days after being sworn in.

“A few hours after attending his first session of classes Monday at the Police Academy, Maynard, wearing civilian clothes, and a partner-in-crime Earl Halyard, 26, of 696 Halsey St., forced Gift Simmons, 35, of 118 W. 112th St., Manhattan, into a hallway at 53 Lennox Ave. and relieved their victim of an $85 watch, $3 in cash and two pawn tickets,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include photographer LORD SNOWDON, who was born in 1930; Emmy Award-winning actor BRYAN CRANSTON, who was born in 1956; singer TAYLOR DAYNE, who was born in 1962; media executive MICHAEL EISNER, who was born in 1942; actress JENNA FISCHER, who was born in 1974; opera singer DENYCE GRAVES, who was born in 1964; former auto racer JANET GUTHRIE, who was born in 1938; Hall of Fame football player FRANCO HARRIS, who was born in 1957; author ROBERT HARRIS, who was born in 1957; actor JOHN HEARD, who was born in 1946; former baseball player JEFF KENT, who was born in 1968; Hall of Fame tennis player IVAN LENDL, who was born in 1960; actor TOBIAS MENZIES, who was born in 1974; actress LAURA PREPON, who was born in 1980; retired weatherman WILLARD HERMAN SCOTT, who was born in 1934; actor NICK SEARCY, who was born in 1959; comedian WANDA SYKES, who was born in 1964; actor DANIEL J. TRAVANTI, who was born in 1940; Oscar Award-winning actress RACHEL WEISZ, who was born in 1971; and singer PETER WOLF, who was born in 1946.

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LUTHER BURBANK WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1849. The American naturalist and author is remembered as the creator and developer of many varieties of flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees. Burbank died in California in 1926.

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TODAY IS PEACE CORPS DAY. The day commemorates the founding of the Peace Corps in March 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. It is observed on the first Tuesday in March.

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THE SUEZ CANAL OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1869. Built by the French, the waterway connects the Mediterranean and Red seas. In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the canal, prompting an invasion by the British, French and Israelis. The Six-Day War in 1967 shut down the canal for eight years.

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TODAY IS UNIQUE NAME DAY. It is a day to salute friends, acquaintances and loved ones who have unique names and to appreciate them for going through life without seeing their names on things such as ready-made key chains, etc.

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BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC ADAMS WILL HOST A VIGIL TO HONOR 2017’s Victims of Global Terror tonight on the steps of Borough Hall at 7 p.m. The vigil will honor victims of global terror, including Brooklyn’s sister city of Besiktas, Turkey. To RSVP, call 718-802-3717.

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

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“Nothing is more important to a nation than its history. It is the earth upon which any society stands.” ― author Robert Harris, who was born on this day in 1957