February 13

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1741 – The first magazine in the United States, “The American Magazine”, was published in Philadelphia, PA.

1866 – Jesse James held up his first bank.

1875 – Edna Kanouse gave birth to America’s first quintuplets. Unfortunately, all five of the baby boys died within two weeks.

1889 – Norman Coleman became the first U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

1914 – The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) was formed in New York, NY. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.

1920 – The National Negro Baseball League was organized.

1935 – In Flemington, NJ, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the 1932 kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann would later be executed for the crimes.

1937 – The comic strip “Prince Valiant” appeared for the first time.

1955 – Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls.

1961 – Frank Sinatra unveiled his own recording label — Reprise.

1962 – McDonalds began selling their first non-burger menu items known as the “Filet-O-Fish” sandwich.

1965 – Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming won the ladies senior figure skating title at Lake Placid, NY.

1980 – The leather jacket worn by Henry Winkler’s character “Fonzie” on the television show “Happy Days” went on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

1982 – The 300 pound gravestone of Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie Van Zant was stolen from a cemetery in Orange Park, FL. It was found two weeks later in a dry river bed.

1985 – A statewide ban in Michigan was passed to eliminating two-for-one drink specials during happy hours.

1988 – Michael Jackson bought a ranch in Santa Ynez, CA that he would call “Neverland”.

1997 – Astronauts on the Space Shuttle Discovery brought the Hubble Space Telescope aboard for a tune up which allowed the telescope to see further into the universe

1997 – The Dow Jones industrial average passed the 7,000 mark for the first time. The day ended at 7,022.44.

2000 – Charles M. Schulz’s last original Sunday “Peanuts” comic strip appeared in newspapers, one day after his death.

2002 – In Alexandria, VA, John Walker Lindh pled innocent to a 10-count federal indictment. He was charged with conspiring to kill Americans and aiding Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network.

2002 – Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

2008 – Baseball player Roger Clemens denied having taken performance-enhancing drugs in testimony before Congress.

2008 – Hollywood writers ended their 100-day strike.

2021 – Former President Donald Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial.

BIRTHDAYS:

Israel Kirzner – 96 years old (1930) – English-American economist, author, and academic

Kim Novak – 93 years old (1933) – Actress

Bo Svenson – 85 years old (1941) – Swedish-American actor, director, and producer

Elaine Pagels – 83 years old (1943) – Theologian and academic

Stockard Channing – 82 years old (1944) – Actress

Richard Blumenthal – 80 years old (1946) – Sergeant and politician, 23rd Attorney General of Connecticut

Stephen Hadley – 79 years old (1947) – Soldier and diplomat, 21st United States National Security Advisor

Mike Krzyzewski – 79 years old (1947) – Basketball player and coach

David Naughton – 75 years old (1951) – Actor and singer

Joe Birkett – 71 years old (1955) – Lawyer, judge, and politician

Denise Austin – 69 years old (1957) – Fitness trainer and author

Gary Patterson – 66 years old (1960) – Football player and coach

Matt Salinger – 66 years old (1960) – Actor

Henry Rollins – 65 years old (1961) – Singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Baby Doll – 64 years old (1962) – Wrestler and manager

Michele Greene – 64 years old (1962) – Actress

Stephen Bowen – 62 years old (1964) – Engineer, captain, and astronaut

Neal McDonough – 60 years old (1966) – Actor and producer

Freedom Williams – 60 years old (1966) – Rapper and singer

Kelly Hu – 58 years old (1968) – Actress

Joyce DiDonato – 57 years old (1969) – Soprano and actress

Bryan Thomas Schmidt – 57 years old (1969) – Science fiction author and editor

Elmer Bennett – 56 years old (1970) – Basketball player

Todd Williams – 55 years old (1971) – Baseball player

Fonzworth Bentley – 52 years old (1974) – Rapper and actor

Randy Moss – 49 years old (1977) – Football player and coach

Mena Suvari – 47 years old (1979) – Actress and fashion designer

Carlos Cotto – 46 years old (1980) – Puerto Rican-American wrestler and boxer

Luke Ridnour – 45 years old (1981) – Basketball player

Michael Turner – 44 years old (1982) – Football player

J. R. Giddens – 41 years old (1985) – Basketball player

Al Montoya – 41 years old (1985) – Ice hockey player

Aqib Talib – 40 years old (1986) – Football player

Ryan Goins – 38 years old (1988) – Baseball player

Nathan Eovaldi – 36 years old (1990) – Baseball player

Luke Voit – 35 years old (1991) – Baseball player

Keith Appling – 34 years old (1992) – Basketball player

Kendall Fuller – 31 years old (1995) – Football player

Jaden Ivey – 24 years old (2002) – Basketball player

Sophia Lillis – 24 years old (2002) – Actress

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For additional information check out websites like: www.on-this-day.com, www.born-today.com, www.famousbirthdays.com, www.daysoftheyear.com, and www.nationaldaycalendar.com.