February 13

Scott Winters February 13, 2024 1 Comment

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:

Kim Novak – 91 years old (1933) – Actress (“Vertigo”, “The Man With the Golden Arm”, “Bell, Book and Candle”, “Picnic”, TV’s “Falcon Crest”)

Robert J. Eaton – 84 years old (1940) – Chairman and former CEO of Chrysler Corporation

Bo Svenson – 83 years old (1941) – Actor (“Speed 2: Cruise Control”, “Inglourious Basterds”, “The 7 Adventures of Sinbad”, “The Dependables”)

Stockard Channing – 80 years old (1944) – Actress (“Grease”, TV’s “The West Wing”)

Mike Krzyzewski – 77 years old (1947) – Duke basketball coach

Peter Gabriel – 74 years old (1950) – Singer (Genesis)

David Naughton – 73 years old (1951) – Actor (“An American Werewolf in London”, “Midnight Madness”, TV’s “Makin’ It”, Dr. Pepper commercials)

Matt Salinger – 64 years old (1960) – Actor (“Revenge of the Nerds”, “Captain America”, “What Dreams May Come”, TV’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “24”)

Henry Rollins – 63 years old (1961) – Singer, TV and radio host

Neal McDonough – 58 years old (1966) – Actor (TV’s “Band of Brothers”, “Boomtown”, “Suits”, “Desperate Housewives”, movies “Walking Tall”, “Red 2”, “The Marine 3: Homefront”, “Traitor”)

Freedom Williams – 58 years old (1966) – Singer (C+C Music Factory)

Kelly Hu – 56 years old (1968) – Actress (TV’s “Sunset Beach”, “Nash Bridges”, movies “The Scorpion King”, “Cradle 2 the Grave”, “The Tournament”, “White Frog”)

Randy Moss – 47 years old (1977) – Football player, analyst (“FOX Sports”)

Mena Suvari – 45 years old (1979) – Actress (“American Beauty”, “American Pie” 1 & 2, “Loser”, “Carrie 2”)