MILESTONES: July 27, birthdays for Maya Rudolph, Alex Rodriguez, Taylor Schilling

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July 27, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Maya Rudolph from the cast of “The Emoji Movie” celebrates World Emoji Day at Saks Fifth Avenue on July 17 in New York. Photo by Andy Kropa/ Invision/AP

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Greetings, Brooklyn. Today is the 208th day of the year.

Notable people born on this day include Maya Rudolph and Taylor Schilling, among others.

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ON THIS DAY IN 1906, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a front-page article titled “Watchful Eye Kept on Meat for the Navy.”

The article focused on the poor quality of meat served to Navy men about the Hancock.

“Like their fellow tars on the receiving ship, the bluejackets of the armored cruiser publicly charge that much of the meat delivered to Colorado, now lying in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is of such a quality that it has to be rejected, while some meat that finds its way into the messroom is so bad that the sailors are unable to eat it,” the Eagle reported.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include author CASSANDRA CLARE, who was born in 1973; actor NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU, who was born in 1970; sportscaster and Olympic figure skater PEGGY GALE FLEMING, who was born in 1948; singer and songwriter BOBBIE GENTRY, who was born in 1942; gymnast COURTNEY KUPETS, who was born in 1986; TV scriptwriter and producer NORMAN LEAR, who was born in 1922; singer and actress MAUREEN McGOVERN, who was born in 1949; actor JULIAN McMAHON, who was born in 1968; actor JONATHAN RHYS-MEYERS, who was born in 1977; baseball player ALEX RODRIGUEZ, who was born in 1975; actress MAYA RUDOLPH, who was born in 1972; actress TAYLOR SCHILLING, who was born in 1984; golfer JORDAN SPIETH, who was born in 1993; director and actress BETTY THOMAS, who was born in 1948; and actor JERRY VAN DYKE, who was born in 1931.

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LEO DUROCHER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1905. The major league baseball player began his career with the New York Yankees in 1925. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals’ “Gashouse Gang” and the Brooklyn Dodgers, where he first served as player-manager in 1939. In July 1946, he used the phrase “Nice guys finish last,” which would become his trademark. As a manager, he guided the New York Giants into two World Series. Following a five-year period away from baseball, he resurfaced as a coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1961. In 1966, he signed with the Chicago Cubs as manager. After leaving the Cubs, he spent one season with the Houston Astros and then retired from baseball in 1973. Durocher died in 1991 in California.

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INSULIN WAS FIRST ISOLATED ON THIS DAY IN 1921. Dr. Frederick Banting and his assistant at the University of Toronto Medical School, Charles Best, gave insulin to a dog whose pancreas had been removed. In 1922 insulin was first administered to a diabetic 14-year-old boy.

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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE WAS FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1789. The first presidential cabinet department, called the Department of Foreign Affairs, was established by the Congress. Its name was later was changed to the Department of State.

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THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE WAS LAID ON THIS DAY IN 1866.

Having started from Ireland in July 1866, the Great Eastern steamship successfully laid a submarine cable at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, Canada. The cable provided transatlantic communication and followed almost-successful 1858 and 1865 efforts.