Good morning. Today is the 279th day of the year. On this day in 1981, Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat was assassinated while reviewing a military parade in Cairo. Extremists had been angry at Sadat since he negotiated a treaty with Israel several years earlier, even though he succeeded in getting all of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Desert returned to Egypt.

Well-known people who were born today include actress Britt Ekland, basketball player Rebecca Lobo, actress Stephanie Zimbalist and writer/producer David Zucker.

SAVED BY THE BELL

Today at 11 a.m. at Borough Hall, Borough President Marty Markowitz will welcome the historic Dreamland bell, recovered by divers from the ocean floor off Coney Island, where it rested for nearly 100 years since the great fire of 1911.

Joining Markowitz will be Gene Ritter and members of his diving team who discovered the bell beneath 25 feet of ocean water.

The 500-pound bell will remain on display at Borough Hall for the next two weeks.

It originally was located at the Dreamland ferry pier off West Eighth Street, where it welcomed visitors who came to Coney Island by steamboat.

76th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL To Meet Tonight.

The 76th Precinct Community Council, representing Red Hook, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Red Hook Justice Center, 88-94 Visitation Place, between Richards and Van Brunt streets.

The precinct will provide transportation to and from the Justice Center from the 76th Precinct Station House for those who require it.

PROGRAM TO REMEMBER Brooklyn-Born Author McCourt.

While many people assume that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt was born in Ireland, he was in fact born on Classon Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant and moved with his family to Ireland at the age of four.

Today, a program called “Remembering the Remarkable Frank McCourt: An Evening of Reminiscence, Music, Poetry and Laughter� is scheduled for this evening at 5 p.m. at Symphony Space on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Tickets are available for the public between 3 and 5 p.m. at Symphony Space. It will be streamed live on symphonyspace.org.

VELMANETTE MONTGOMERY To Showcase Programs at Brooklyn School.

In celebration of New York Harvest for New York Kids, state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) will showcase the culinary arts and gardening programs at the Urban Assembly High School for Music and Art at an event at the school tomorrow.

Urban farmers from Montgomery’s district in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Red Hook will also take part in the program.

During New York Harvest for New York Kids Week, schools citywide will sponsor educational activities that emphasize nutritious food choices.

The Urban Assembly school is located at 49 Flatbush Ave. Extension. Programs will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

They will include a roundtable discussion; a tour of a local community garden; and a meal served by student chefs featuring items harvested from the community garden.

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