MILESTONES: September 13, birthdays for Tyler Perry, Niall Horan, Stella McCartney

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September 13, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Tyler Perry. Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision/AP

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On this day in 1933, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported that 254,000 people were in line for the National Recovery Administration (NRA) parade in New York City. It was a jubilant time in New York City and both the mayor and governor granted a half-day holiday. NRA was an early and key component of the New Deal that then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established to heal the country from the Great Depression and to restore integrity to industry and commerce. The NRA’s goal was to eliminate “cut-throat competition” by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes for fair practice and competition. However, just two years later, the Supreme Court, hearing the case Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, would strike down NRA as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision held that NRA infringed the separation of powers under the U.S. Constitution. However, many of its provisions were repurposed into the National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), passed later in 1935.

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On this day in 1954, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle front page reported that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. offered immunity from prosecution to any communists — present or past — who came forward with information to expose Red leaders. Brownell made his announcement at Plymouth, Massachusetts when he addressed a gathering of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Meanwhile, in Denver, Hoover said that a number of communists had already come forward to accept the offer.

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer FIONA APPLE, who was born in 1977; actress JACQUELINE BISSET, who was born in 1944; singer and songwriter PETER CETERA, who was born in 1944; singer NIALL HORAN, who was born in 1993; artist ROBERT INDIANA, who was born in 1928; Olympic gold medal-winning track athlete MICHAEL JOHNSON, who was born in 1967; author and journalist JUDITH MARTIN, who was born in 1938; baseball player DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, who was born in 1980; fashion designer STELLA McCARTNEY, who was born in 1971; soccer player THOMAS MULLER, who was born in 1989; actor, director and screenwriter TYLER PERRY, who was born in 1969; actor BEN SAVAGE, who was born in 1980; TV producer FRED SILVERMAN, who was born in 1937; actress JEAN SMART, who was born in 1959; and former baseball player BERNIE WILLIAMS, who was born in 1968.

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ROALD DAHL WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1916. The author of humorously dark fantasy novels for children, Dahl is often referred to as one of the most significant novelists for children of the 20th century. He is best remembered for “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “James and the Giant Peach,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “The BFG,” “Matilda” and many others. He died in 1990.

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“THE MUPPET SHOW” PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1976. The comedy-variety show was hosted by Kermit the Frog of “Sesame Street,” and featured new Jim Henson puppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo. Many celebrities appeared as guests on the show, which was broadcast in more than 100 countries. The show ran until 1981.

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“THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER” WAS INSPIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1814. On the night of Sept. 13, Francis Scott Key was aboard a ship that was delayed in Baltimore harbor by the British attack there on Fort McHenry. Key had no choice but to anxiously watch the battle. That experience and seeing the American flag still flying over the fort the next morning inspired him to pen the verses that, coupled with the tune of a popular drinking song, became America’s official national anthem in 1931, 117 years after the words were written.

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“SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?” PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1969. A tremendously popular Saturday-morning cartoon, Hanna-Barbera’s show featured four wacky kids and lovable Great Dane Scooby-Doo solving spooky (and often hilarious) mysteries. Fred, Daphne and Velma usually do the work, while Shaggy (originally voiced by radio personality Casey Kasem) and Scooby-Doo look for something to eat. A live-action feature film was released in 2002 starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini and a digital Scooby.