MILESTONES: August 3, birthdays for Tom Brady, Martha Stewart, Ryan Lochte

Brooklyn Today

August 3, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

In this Feb. 5, 2017 file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 in Houston. AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include college and pro Football Hall-of-Famer Lance Alworth, who was born in 1940; singer Tony Bennett, who was born in 1926; actor, director and writer Steven Berkoff, who was born in 1937; football player Tom Brady, who was born in 1977; musician Stephen Carpenter, who was born in 1970; actor Philip Casnoff, who was born in 1949; musician B.B. Dickerson, who was born in 1949; Hockey Hall-of-Famer Marcel Dionne, who was born in 1951; actress Tanya Fischer, who was born in 1985; actress Mamie Gummer, who was born in 1983; musician James Hetfield, who was born in 1963; model Karlie Kloss, who was born in 1992; director John Landis, who was born in 1950; singer Beverly Lee, who was born in 1941; football Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy, who was born in 1925; actress Evangeline Lilly, who was born in 1979; Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, who was born in 1984; actor John McGinley, who was born in 1959; U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who was born in 1973; actor Jay North, who was born in 1951; Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro García Padilla, who was born in 1971; actress JoMarie Payton, who was born in 1950; singer and musician Lee Rocker, who was born in 1961; singer and musician Ed Roland, who was born in 1963; musician Dean Sams, who was born in 1950; musician Randy Scruggs, who was born in 1953; actor Martin Sheen, who was born in 1940; model and actress Hannah Simone, who was born in 1980; hip-hop artist Spinderella, who was born in 1971; lifestyle consultant and TV personality Martha Stewart, who was born in 1941; actress Lisa Ann Walter, who was born in 1963; actor Isaiah Washington, who was born in 1963; and former gymnast Blaine Wilson, who was born in 1974.

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AARON BURR WENT ON TRIAL ON THIS DAY IN 1807. The former vice president was tried before a federal court in Richmond, Virginia and was charged with treason for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Burr was acquitted less than a month later.

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ERNEST TAYLOR PYLE WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1900. After serving as managing editor of the Washington Daily News, in 1935 the journalist returned to working as a roving reporter. His column was syndicated by nearly 200 newspapers and often focused on figures behind the news. His reports of the bombing of London in 1940 and subsequent reports from Africa, Sicily, Italy and France earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1944. He was killed by machine-gun fire at the Pacific island of Ie Shima in 1945.

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COLUMBUS SET SAIL FOR THE NEW WORLD ON THIS DAY IN 1492. The explorer set sail half an hour before sunrise from Palos, Spain. With three ships, Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria, and a crew of 90, he sailed “for Cathay” but found instead a New World of the Americas, first landing at Guanahani (San Salvador Island in the Bahamas) on Oct 12.

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JOHN T. SCOPES WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1900. The then-obscure and 24-year-old Tennessee schoolteacher became the focus of world attention in 1925 when he was fined $100 “for teaching evolution.” The verdict was upset on a technicality, and the statute he was accused of breaching was repealed in 1967. Scopes died in 1970 in Los Angeles.

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THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED ON THIS DAY IN 1949. The association was formed as a merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.

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