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March 8, birthdays for Lester Holt, Kathy Ireland, Petra Kvitova

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March 8, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

NBC News anchor Lester Holt celebrates his birthday today. Joe Raedle/Pool via AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 66th day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Freddie Prinze Jr. and Lester Holt, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1918, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Urges Mayor to Act in Labor Crisis on New Subway Work.”

The article focused on subway construction halts as a result of low wages.

“Mr. Whitney fears that these 7,000 men may leave subway construction and take places offered to them at higher wages in other lines of work. He declares that there is a need for a direct, businesslike adjustment between the city and the subway contractors on a basis that the contractors forego all profits on their work, past or future,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress SUSAN CLARK, who was born in 1940; singer and actor MICKY DOLENZ, who was born in 1945; journalist and anchor LESTER HOLT, who was born in 1959; model KATHY IRELAND, who was born in 1963; tennis player PETRA KVITOVA, who was born in 1990; actress CAMRYN MANHEIM, who was born in 1961; actor FREDDIE PRINZE JR., who was born in 1976; actor AIDAN QUINN, who was born in 1959; Hall of Fame baseball player JIM RICE, who was born in 1953; singer and songwriter CAROLE BAYER SAGER, who was born in 1947; co-founder of Motown Records RAYNOMA GORDY SINGLETON, who was born in 1937; and actor JAMES VAN DER BEEK, who was born in 1977.

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TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. It is a day to celebrate, respect and appreciate women for their economic, political and social achievements. For more information, visit un.org.

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LOUISE BEAVERS WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1902. Her Hollywood career spanned 30 years and more than 125 films. Though she was forced to play stereotypical roles, such as those of maids, her authentic talent was always apparent. Her starring role in the film “Imitation of Life” earned her high praise. Beavers was a member of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame. She also played the title role in the TV series “Beulah” (1951–’53). She died in California in 1962.

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CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1714. Musically the most important and influential of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons, the composer, keyboard performer and theorist was a contributor to the Viennese classical style and pioneer of sonata-allegro musical form. The publication of “Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments” (1753), which remains one of the principal monuments of 18th-century musical thought and practice, made him the most renowned authority of the 18th century on keyboard pedagogy and composition. Influential to Haydn and Beethoven, Bach died in 1788 in Germany.

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TODAY IS NATIONAL PROOFREADING DAY. Do typos make you cringe? Strive for 100 percent accuracy in all documents and messages. Grab a red pen or red pencil on to correct misspelled words, misused words, typos, grammatical errors and missing, overused and misused punctuation marks.

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

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“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., who was born on this day in 1841