MILESTONES: February 24 birthdays for Bonnie Somerville, Dominic Chianese, Eddie Murray
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include “The Sopranos” star Dominic Chianese, who was born in 1931; singer and actress Joanie Sommers, who was born in 1941; former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, who was born in 1942; former Yahoo! Incorporated Chairperson Terry Semel, who was born in Brooklyn in 1943; “Spin City” star Barry Bostwick, who was born in 1945; “Bad to the Bone” singer George Thorogood, who was born in 1950; “That ’70s Show” star Debra Jo Rupp, who was born in 1951; Baseball Hall of Famer Eddie Murray, who was born in 1956; journalist Paula Zahn, who was born in 1956; “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star Beth Broderick, who was born in 1959; “NYPD Blue” star Bonnie Somerville, who was born in Brooklyn in 1974; and ice dancer Madison Hubbell, who was born in 1991.
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A TRYING TIME: Impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson were initiated on this day in 1868. The primary motive was Johnson’s dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, which the House of Representatives declared a violation of the 1867 Tenure of Office Act. Johnson was acquitted of the charges in May 1868 and the Tenure of Office Act was repealed in 1887.
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’.