July 13
1793 - French revolutionary Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday.
1863 - The draft riots, protesting unfair conscription in the Civil War, began in New York City.
1865 - P.T. Barnum's American Museum, which featured Tom Thumb and the original Siamese twins, was destroyed by fire.
1923 - A sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision in the Los Angeles area. (The last four letters were removed in 1949.)
1943 - The World War II Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history -- involving some 6,000 tanks, 2 million troops, and 4,000 aircraft -- ended in German defeat.
1960 - John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first Black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson would nominate him to the U.S. Supreme Court.)
1973 - Former presidential aide Alexander P. Butterfield revealed to Senate Watergate Committee staff members the existence of President Richard Nixon's secret White House taping system.
1974 - The Senate Watergate Committee proposed sweeping reforms in an effort to prevent another Watergate scandal.
1977 - A 25-hour blackout hit New York City, which led to widespread rioting and looting.
1985 - "Live Aid," an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for the starving people of Africa.
1999 - Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the "Railroad Killer," surrendered in El Paso, Texas.
2003 - Iraq's interim governing council was inaugurated.
2006 - Israel imposed a naval blockade against Lebanon and blasted the Beirut airport and army air bases; Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into Israel.
2011 - California became the first state in the nation to add lessons about gays and lesbians to social studies classes in public schools under a measure signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
2013 - A jury in Sanford cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
2016 - Theresa May entered No. 10 Downing Street as Britain's new prime minister following a bittersweet exit by David Cameron, who resigned after voters rejected his appeal to stay in the European Union.
2018 - A grand jury indictment, sought by special counsel Robert Mueller, alleged that the Russian government was behind a sweeping conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The grand jury indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers on charges that they had hacked Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic Party, releasing tens of thousands of stolen and politically damaging communications.
2022 - A judge rejected a request from actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
Birthdays
26 - Leo Howard (actor)
29 - Hayley Erin (actress)
30 - Linnea Berthelsen (actress)
34 - Leon Bridges (singer)
35 - Tulisa Contostavlos (rapper)
35 - Steven R. McQueen (actor)
35 - Colton Haynes (actor)
42 - Fran Kranz (actor)
46 - Ashley Scott (actress)
50 - Deborah Cox (singer)
54 - Ken Jeong (actor)
58 - Neil Thrasher (singer)
59 - Paul Thorn (singer)
60 - Kenny Johnson (actor)
61 - Rhonda Vincent (singer)
61 - Victoria Shaw (singer)
61 - Tom Kenny (comedian)
66 - Cameron Crowe (actor)
69 - Louise Mandrell (singer)
70 - Gil Birmingham (actor)
72 - Didi Conn (actress)
75 - Daphne Maxwell Reid (actress)
77 - Cheech Marin (actor/comedian)
81 - Harrison Ford (actor)
83 - Patrick Stewart (actor)
95 - Johnny Gilbert (Game Show announcer "Jeopardy!")
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Today in Sports History - July 13
1896 - Philadelphia’s Ed Delahanty became the second major league player to hit four home runs in a single game.
1930 - The first World Cup soccer tournament began in Montevideo, Uruguay, which featured 13 teams.
1934 - Babe Ruth hits his 700th career home run in a game against the Detroit Tigers.
1963 - Early Wynn (Cleveland Indians) won his 300th baseball game.
1972 - Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams.
1982 - The All-Star Game was played outside the United States for the first time. They played in Montreal, Canada.
1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell asked to be released from his duties on "Monday Night Football." He said that he was "tired of being tied to the football mentality."
2001 - The International Olympic Committee awards the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing, China.
2014 - Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup.
2020 - The NFL's Washington, D.C. franchise dropped the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo amid pressure from sponsors; the move followed decades of criticism that the name and logo were offensive to Native Americans. (The team eventually was renamed the "Commanders.")
1793 - French revolutionary Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by royalist sympathizer Charlotte Corday.
1863 - The draft riots, protesting unfair conscription in the Civil War, began in New York City.
1865 - P.T. Barnum's American Museum, which featured Tom Thumb and the original Siamese twins, was destroyed by fire.
1923 - A sign consisting of 50-foot-tall letters spelling out "HOLLYWOODLAND" was dedicated in the Hollywood Hills to promote a subdivision in the Los Angeles area. (The last four letters were removed in 1949.)
1943 - The World War II Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history -- involving some 6,000 tanks, 2 million troops, and 4,000 aircraft -- ended in German defeat.
1960 - John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination at his party's convention in Los Angeles.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to be U.S. Solicitor General; Marshall became the first Black jurist appointed to the post. (Two years later, Johnson would nominate him to the U.S. Supreme Court.)
1973 - Former presidential aide Alexander P. Butterfield revealed to Senate Watergate Committee staff members the existence of President Richard Nixon's secret White House taping system.
1974 - The Senate Watergate Committee proposed sweeping reforms in an effort to prevent another Watergate scandal.
1977 - A 25-hour blackout hit New York City, which led to widespread rioting and looting.
1985 - "Live Aid," an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for the starving people of Africa.
1999 - Angel Maturino Resendiz, suspected of being the "Railroad Killer," surrendered in El Paso, Texas.
2003 - Iraq's interim governing council was inaugurated.
2006 - Israel imposed a naval blockade against Lebanon and blasted the Beirut airport and army air bases; Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into Israel.
2011 - California became the first state in the nation to add lessons about gays and lesbians to social studies classes in public schools under a measure signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
2013 - A jury in Sanford cleared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.
2016 - Theresa May entered No. 10 Downing Street as Britain's new prime minister following a bittersweet exit by David Cameron, who resigned after voters rejected his appeal to stay in the European Union.
2018 - A grand jury indictment, sought by special counsel Robert Mueller, alleged that the Russian government was behind a sweeping conspiracy to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The grand jury indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers on charges that they had hacked Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic Party, releasing tens of thousands of stolen and politically damaging communications.
2022 - A judge rejected a request from actress Amber Heard to set aside the $10 million judgment awarded against her in favor of her ex-husband, Johnny Depp.
Birthdays
26 - Leo Howard (actor)
29 - Hayley Erin (actress)
30 - Linnea Berthelsen (actress)
34 - Leon Bridges (singer)
35 - Tulisa Contostavlos (rapper)
35 - Steven R. McQueen (actor)
35 - Colton Haynes (actor)
42 - Fran Kranz (actor)
46 - Ashley Scott (actress)
50 - Deborah Cox (singer)
54 - Ken Jeong (actor)
58 - Neil Thrasher (singer)
59 - Paul Thorn (singer)
60 - Kenny Johnson (actor)
61 - Rhonda Vincent (singer)
61 - Victoria Shaw (singer)
61 - Tom Kenny (comedian)
66 - Cameron Crowe (actor)
69 - Louise Mandrell (singer)
70 - Gil Birmingham (actor)
72 - Didi Conn (actress)
75 - Daphne Maxwell Reid (actress)
77 - Cheech Marin (actor/comedian)
81 - Harrison Ford (actor)
83 - Patrick Stewart (actor)
95 - Johnny Gilbert (Game Show announcer "Jeopardy!")
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Today in Sports History - July 13
1896 - Philadelphia’s Ed Delahanty became the second major league player to hit four home runs in a single game.
1930 - The first World Cup soccer tournament began in Montevideo, Uruguay, which featured 13 teams.
1934 - Babe Ruth hits his 700th career home run in a game against the Detroit Tigers.
1963 - Early Wynn (Cleveland Indians) won his 300th baseball game.
1972 - Carroll Rosenbloom (owner of the Baltimore Colts) and Robert Irsay (owner of the Los Angeles Rams) traded teams.
1982 - The All-Star Game was played outside the United States for the first time. They played in Montreal, Canada.
1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell asked to be released from his duties on "Monday Night Football." He said that he was "tired of being tied to the football mentality."
2001 - The International Olympic Committee awards the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing, China.
2014 - Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup.
2020 - The NFL's Washington, D.C. franchise dropped the "Redskins" name and Indian head logo amid pressure from sponsors; the move followed decades of criticism that the name and logo were offensive to Native Americans. (The team eventually was renamed the "Commanders.")
