This Day in History: Dec. 4

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have many a doppelgänger in the entertainment industry. Much ado has been made about the striking physical similarities between her and rapper Princess Nokia.

John Mulaney is seeking treatment for alcoholism and cocaine addiction after nearly 20 years of sobriety.The 38-year-old comedian checked into a rehab facility in Pennsylvania earlier this month and will attend a 60-day program, The New York Post’s Page Six reported on Monday, December 21.The Chicago native has spoken openly about his past struggles with addiction, covering the personal topic in his Netflix stand-up specials New in Town, The Comeback Kid and Kid Gorgeous.

Also on this day: During the American Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington leads his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pa., to camp for the winter.A coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Pa.

The gunman who opened fire during a Christmas concert at a landmark New York City cathedral has been identified by local media reports as a 52-year-old Bronx man with a criminal history that allegedly includes a murder attempt. The gunman, identified by the New York Post as Luis Velazquez, was fatally shot by police on the steps of the Cathedral of St.

season 8 couple Brandon and Julia are opening up about his much-talked-about relationship with his parents.

Also on this day: George Washington, the first president of the United States, dies at his Mount Vernon, Va., home at age 67. Alabama joins the Union as the 22nd state.

90 Day Fiancé star Tarik Myers opened up about fiancé Hazel Cagalitan’s interest in his ex-girlfriend.Tarik leveled with his longtime friend Kia about the situation during the Sunday, December 13, episode as he awaited Hazel’s arrival in Virginia. He revealed that the couple had a pregnancy scare nearly one year into their engagement and they broke up briefly after he accused her of terminating the pregnancy without talking to him about it.

election, then-President-elect Donald Trump broke protocol by leaving his Trump Tower residence without taking along his press contingent to eat at the restaurant.John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway and Frank Sinatra had favorite tables at 21, and Humphrey Bogart proposed to Lauren Bacall there.

Brandon's parents and his fiancée, Julia, on Sunday's brand-new episode of. In this exclusive clip, 27-year-old Brandon's parents, Ron and Betty, inform 26-year-old Julia that while the two are not yet married and living with them, they won't be allowed to share a bedroom.

Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges are the ultimate duo in the upcoming flick “French Exit”.

 Also on this day: English poet John Milton is born in London.The Downtown Athletic Club of New York honors college football player Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago with the DAC Trophy, which would later become known as the Heisman Trophy.The anti-communist John Birch Society is formed in Indianapolis.The Petrified Forest in Arizona is designated a national park. President Gerald R.

Fairytale of New York is probably, without doubt, one of the most famous Irish Christmas songs there is, and as a nation, we are very defensive of it.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo welcomed Dr. Anthony Fauci to his press briefing on Monday, where he likened the pair to a famous Hollywood duo, and suggested they could team up and help motivate New Yorkers to get vaccinated.

James Taylor has revealed how John Lennon‘s killer gave him an unsettling message about the late Beatles icon only a day before he shot him dead.Today (December 8) marks 40 years since Lennon was killed by Mark David Chapman outside the entrance to New York’s Dakota apartment building, where he was living with wife Yoko Ono.Speaking to The Telegraph, Taylor explained how he encountered Chapman a day before the murder took place.Chapman, who was 25 at the time, was said to be “glistening with

season 8 premiered Sunday on TLC, introducing brand new couples, including standouts Brandon and Julia.Brandon is 27 years old and from Dinwiddie, Virginia, and is engaged to 26-year-old Julia, who is from Krasnodar in Russia. Brandon works as a pest control technician, but he also lives with his parents and helps them with their farm and their dog breeding business.

Also on this day: Roman statesman and scholar Marcus Tullius Cicero is slain at the order of the Second Triumvirate. Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the U.S.

90 Day Fiancé took an uncomfortable turn when Brandon and his parents had a candid chat about practicing safe sex with his fiancée, Julia.During the Sunday, December 6, episode, Brandon and his parents were gearing up for Julia’s arrival from Russia.

Also on this day: The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, is organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna at age 35.George Washington is reelected president; John Adams is reelected vice president.

Also on this day: President James Monroe outlines his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. Militant abolitionist John Brown is hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry the previous October. Artist Georges-Pierre Seurat is born in Paris.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and his Hamilton collaborators are working to bring Broadway back with a bang on Independence Day (July 4, 2021) holiday by making it the first show to reopen following the COVID-19 shutdown.New York’s famed theatre district has been dark since the coronavirus pandemic began in mid-March (2020), but Governor Andrew Cuomo is said to be ready to allow the reopening of Broadway shows with a limited in-person audience from June – when the current order ends – and Hamilton could be