The Cellar - View Single Post

Gravdigr · 01-13-2017, 09:43 AM

January 13

Today is Friday The Thirteenth.

Today is Stephen Foster Memorial Day in the U.S., celebrating the life of Stephen Foster on the anniversary of his death.

Today is the feast day of St. Mungo, founder , and patron saint of Glasgow, Scotland.

Also today, the Korean-American community celebrates Korean-American Day, commemorating Korean immigration to the United States, and contributions of Korean-Americans to American culture.

Events

1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.

1815 – War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.

1842 – Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

1893 – U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.

1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.

1898 – Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.

1908 – The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.

1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

1939 – The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers [almost 5 million acres] of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.

1942 – Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.

1942 – World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.

1960 – The Gulag system of forced labor camps in the Soviet Union is officially abolished.

1962 - Chubby Checker went back to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Twist'. The song first went to No.1 in Sept 1960 and became the only record in American chart history to top the charts on two separate occasions.

1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison in California.

1978 – United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

1982 – Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78, including four motorists.

1985 – A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.

1990 – Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.

2012 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.

Births

1808 – Salmon P. Chase; 1832 – Horatio Alger, Jr.; 1885 – Alfred Fuller (founded the Fuller Brush Company); 1901 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr.; 1919 – Robert Stack (The Untouchables, Unsolved Mysteries); 1927 – Liz Anderson♪ ♫(wrote "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" & "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" for Merle Haggard, Lynn Anderson's mother); 1929 – Joe Pass

; 1930 – Frances Sternhagen (The Closer); 1931 – Ian Hendry; 1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly; 1943 – Richard Moll (Night Court); 1949 – Brandon Tartikoff; 1954 – Trevor Rabin♪ ♫(Yes); 1957 – Mark O'Meara; 1961 – Wayne Coyne♪ ♫(The Flaming Lips); 1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus

; 1962 – Trace Adkins♪ ♫; 1964 – Penelope Ann Miller; 1966 – Patrick Dempsey ('McDreamy' on Grey's Anatomy); 1970 – Shonda Rhimes (creator, head writer, executive producer, and showrunner of Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal); 1972 – Nicole Eggert; 1977 – Orlando Bloom ('Legolas' in The Lord Of the Rings trilogy, 'Will' in Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, 'Paris' in Troy); 1990 – Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games movies)

Deaths

614 – Saint Mungo; 1864 – Stephen Foster♪ ♫("Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home"); 1882 – Wilhelm Mauser (Mauser bolt-action rifle); 1885 – Schuyler Colfax (17th VPOTUS); 1929 – Wyatt Earp; 1941 – James Joyce; 1962 – Ernie Kovacs; 1978 – Hubert Humphrey (38th VPOTUS); 1979 – Donny Hathaway♪ ♫; 2009 – Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner, 'King Edward "The Longshanks"' in Braveheart; 2010 – Teddy Pendergrass♪ ♫; 2012 – Richard Threlkeld

01-13-2017, 09:43 AM	#501
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 13 Today is Friday The Thirteenth. Today is Stephen Foster Memorial Day in the U.S., celebrating the life of Stephen Foster on the anniversary of his death. Today is the feast day of St. Mungo, founder , and patron saint of Glasgow, Scotland. Also today, the Korean-American community celebrates Korean-American Day, commemorating Korean immigration to the United States, and contributions of Korean-Americans to American culture. Events 1797 – French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battle between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths. 1815 – War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state. 1842 – Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. 1893 – U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. 1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. 1898 – Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair. 1908 – The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people. 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. 1939 – The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers [almost 5 million acres] of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. 1942 – Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car. 1942 – World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter. 1960 – The Gulag system of forced labor camps in the Soviet Union is officially abolished. 1962 - Chubby Checker went back to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'The Twist'. The song first went to No.1 in Sept 1960 and became the only record in American chart history to top the charts on two separate occasions. 1968 – Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison in California. 1978 – United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors. 1982 – Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78, including four motorists. 1985 – A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa. 1990 – Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia. 2012 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captain's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths. Births 1808 – Salmon P. Chase; 1832 – Horatio Alger, Jr.; 1885 – Alfred Fuller (founded the Fuller Brush Company); 1901 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr.; 1919 – Robert Stack (The Untouchables, Unsolved Mysteries); 1927 – Liz Anderson♪ ♫(wrote "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" & "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive" for Merle Haggard, Lynn Anderson's mother); 1929 – Joe Pass; 1930 – Frances Sternhagen (The Closer); 1931 – Ian Hendry; 1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly; 1943 – Richard Moll (Night Court); 1949 – Brandon Tartikoff; 1954 – Trevor Rabin♪ ♫(Yes); 1957 – Mark O'Meara; 1961 – Wayne Coyne♪ ♫(The Flaming Lips); 1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus; 1962 – Trace Adkins♪ ♫; 1964 – Penelope Ann Miller; 1966 – Patrick Dempsey ('McDreamy' on Grey's Anatomy); 1970 – Shonda Rhimes (creator, head writer, executive producer, and showrunner of Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal); 1972 – Nicole Eggert; 1977 – Orlando Bloom ('Legolas' in The Lord Of the Rings trilogy, 'Will' in Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, 'Paris' in Troy); 1990 – Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games movies) Deaths 614 – Saint Mungo; 1864 – Stephen Foster♪ ♫("Oh! Susanna", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home"); 1882 – Wilhelm Mauser (Mauser bolt-action rifle); 1885 – Schuyler Colfax (17th VPOTUS); 1929 – Wyatt Earp; 1941 – James Joyce; 1962 – Ernie Kovacs; 1978 – Hubert Humphrey (38th VPOTUS); 1979 – Donny Hathaway♪ ♫; 2009 – Patrick McGoohan (The Prisoner, 'King Edward "The Longshanks"' in Braveheart; 2010 – Teddy Pendergrass♪ ♫; 2012 – Richard Threlkeld __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.