MILESTONES: August 20, birthdays for Demi Lovato, Al Roker, Misha Collins
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress AMY ADAMS, who was born in 1975; actress JOAN ALLEN, who was born in 1956; former baseball player ANDY BENES, who was born in 1967; journalist CONNIE CHUNG, who was born in 1946; U.S. Sen. STEVE DAINES, who was born in 1962; actor BILLY GARDELL, who was born in 1969; former baseball player TODD HELTON, who was born in 1973; boxing promoter DON KING, who was born in 1931; former baseball player MARK EDWARD LANGSTON, who was born in 1960; singer and actress DEMI LOVATO, who was born in 1992; physician, internet broadcaster and former U.S. Rep. RON PAUL, who was born in 1935; singer ROBERT PLANT, who was born in 1948; and TV personality AL ROKER, who was born in Brooklyn in 1954.
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BENJAMIN HARRISON WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1833. The 23rd president of the U.S. was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the U.S. Benjamin Harrison’s term of office was preceded and followed by the presidential terms of Grover Cleveland (who thus became the 22nd president and 24th president of the U.S.). Harrison died in Indianapolis in 1901.
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’.