MILESTONES: October 3, birthdays for Gwen Stefani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lena Headey
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include singer and songwriter LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM, who was born in 1949; actress NEVE CAMPBELL, who was born in 1973; musician and singer CHUBBY CHECKER, who was born in 1941; golfer FRED COUPLES, who was born in 1959; Hall of Fame baseball player DENNIS ECKERSLEY, who was born in 1954; actress LENA HEADEY, who was born in 1973; soccer player ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC, who was born in 1981; actress JANEL MOLONEY, who was born in 1969; actor CLIVE OWEN, who was born in 1964; singer and designer GWEN STEFANI, who was born in 1969; actor JACK P. WAGNER, who was born in 1959; golfer DANNY WILLETT, who was born in 1987; and Hall of Fame baseball player DAVE WINFIELD, who was born in 1951.
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“THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW” PREMIERED ON THIS DAY IN 1960. There were 249 episodes of the series, which was set in rural Mayberry, North Carolina, and starred Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor; Ron Howard as his son, Opie; Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee Taylor; and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife. The last episode aired on Sept. 16, 1968.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.