His Gardens Grow With Love
Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on Scott Farrington, New York City Parks Department gardner whose latest assignment is at St Nicholas Park in Harlem; drawing (M)
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Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on Scott Farrington, New York City Parks Department gardner whose latest assignment is at St Nicholas Park in Harlem; drawing (M)
Former Pres George Bush reportedly sent Pres Bush, his son, memo by Donald P Gregg arguing need to reopen talks with North Korea before administration announced plan to seek talks; wanted son to adopt more moderate stand than that backed by Pentagon; memo is first concrete evidence of elder Bush's hand in specific policy arena; Bush spokesman says memo was sent to Condoleezza Rice, national security adviser; says administration highly respects Gregg (M)
East New York, Brooklyn, has been rehabilitated and reborn within past decade and now offers housing in both refurbished and newly built homes; amenities appear in area once forsaken by businesses and landlords; photos; map (M)
Profile of Glenda Bailey, who is taking over as editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar and faces challenge of giving more vigorous identity to magazine; photos (M)
Alex Witchel interview with Carmen Dell'Orefice, who was featured in layout in Vogue at age 13 and is still working as fashion model at age 70; photos (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 6, 2001, covering June 10, 2001.
Staind
Tool
Destiny's Child
Redman
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
2001Julien Alfred, Saint Lucian medal-winning 100m sprinter at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[†]
Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia. She then won a silver in the 200 metres. Alfred also won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
2001Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran (born 1970)[†]
Leila Pahlavi was a princess of Iran and the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Shah and his third wife, Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi.
2001Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint, Saint Rafqa.[†]
Pope John Paul II was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005.
In 2001, the world population was approximately 6,254,936,459 people[†]