March 13
Today is the 72nd day of 2017, there are 293 days left in the year.
1639 - Cambridge College was renamed Harvard University.
1781 - The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
1852 - The cartoon character "Uncle Sam" appeared for the first time in New York Lantern weekly.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis signed a measure allowing black slaves to enlist in the Confederate army with the promise that they would be set free.
1868 - The Senate began the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
1884 - Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1901 - Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in Indianapolis at age 67.
1906 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died.
1925 - Tennessee passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools.
1930 - Clyde W. Tombaugh announced the discovery of the planet Pluto.
1964 - Bar manager Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, age 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, New York home; the case gained notoriety over the supposed reluctance of Genovese's neighbors to respond to her cries for help.
1972 - Britain and China resumed full diplomatic relations after 22 years; Britain withdrew its consulate from Taiwan.
1980 - Ford Motor Co. Chairman Henry Ford II announced he was stepping down, the same day a jury in Winamac, Indiana found the company not guilty of reckless homicide in the fiery deaths of three young women in a Ford Pinto.
1996 - A man shot and killed 16 children and a school teacher in Dunblane, Scotland, before turning the gun on himself.
2012 - The Encyclopedia Britannica discontinued its print edition after 244 years.
2013 - Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the name Francis.
Birthdays
25 - Kaya Scodelario (actress)
25 - Lucy Fry (actress)
26 - Tristan Thompson (basketball player)
28 - Yemi Alade (actress)
28 - Harry Melling (actor)
32 - Emile Hirsch (actor)
33 - Noel Fisher (actor)
41 - Danny Masterson (actor)
45 - Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress)
46 - Annabeth Gish (actress)
61 - Dana Delany (actress)
67 - William H. Macy (actor)
76 - Charo (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 13
1878 - The first collegiate golf match was played between Oxford and Cambridge.
1918 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Arenas to win the first NHL championship.
1922 - The Ottawa Senators defeat the Toronto St. Patrick's to win the NHL championship.
1925 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Arenas to win the NHL championship.
1943 - Major League Baseball adopts an official ball (with cork and balata).
1948 - Kentucky defeats Baylor 58-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1954 - Bobby Thomson (Milwaukee Braves) broke his ankle sliding into a base during a spring training game. The Braves replaced him with a rookie named Hank Aaron.
1955 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens) was ejected from a game for fighting. Three days later, NHL commissioner Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the rest of the season. Campbell's decision resulted in seven hours of looting and destruction of property.
1960 - The NFL's Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis.
1983 - Randy Smith's NBA consecutive games played streak ends at 906.
1992 - Chick Hearn, broadcaster for the Los Angeles Lakers, called his 2,500th consecutive Laker game. The streak began in November of 1965.
1993 - Oksana Bayul became the youngest world figure skating champion in history when she won the title at the age of 15.
1999 - A.C. Green of the Dallas Mavericks played in his 1,000th consecutive game.
1999 - Phil Housley (Calgary Flames) became the American all-time points leader in the NHL when he reached 1,066. He passed Joe Mullen who had 1,063.
2007 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars scored his 500th career goal.
Today is the 72nd day of 2017, there are 293 days left in the year.
1639 - Cambridge College was renamed Harvard University.
1781 - The German-born English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
1852 - The cartoon character "Uncle Sam" appeared for the first time in New York Lantern weekly.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis signed a measure allowing black slaves to enlist in the Confederate army with the promise that they would be set free.
1868 - The Senate began the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson.
1884 - Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1901 - Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in Indianapolis at age 67.
1906 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died.
1925 - Tennessee passed a bill prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools.
1930 - Clyde W. Tombaugh announced the discovery of the planet Pluto.
1964 - Bar manager Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, age 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, New York home; the case gained notoriety over the supposed reluctance of Genovese's neighbors to respond to her cries for help.
1972 - Britain and China resumed full diplomatic relations after 22 years; Britain withdrew its consulate from Taiwan.
1980 - Ford Motor Co. Chairman Henry Ford II announced he was stepping down, the same day a jury in Winamac, Indiana found the company not guilty of reckless homicide in the fiery deaths of three young women in a Ford Pinto.
1996 - A man shot and killed 16 children and a school teacher in Dunblane, Scotland, before turning the gun on himself.
2012 - The Encyclopedia Britannica discontinued its print edition after 244 years.
2013 - Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, choosing the name Francis.
Birthdays
25 - Kaya Scodelario (actress)
25 - Lucy Fry (actress)
26 - Tristan Thompson (basketball player)
28 - Yemi Alade (actress)
28 - Harry Melling (actor)
32 - Emile Hirsch (actor)
33 - Noel Fisher (actor)
41 - Danny Masterson (actor)
45 - Leigh-Allyn Baker (actress)
46 - Annabeth Gish (actress)
61 - Dana Delany (actress)
67 - William H. Macy (actor)
76 - Charo (singer)
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Today in Sports History - March 13
1878 - The first collegiate golf match was played between Oxford and Cambridge.
1918 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Arenas to win the first NHL championship.
1922 - The Ottawa Senators defeat the Toronto St. Patrick's to win the NHL championship.
1925 - The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Toronto Arenas to win the NHL championship.
1943 - Major League Baseball adopts an official ball (with cork and balata).
1948 - Kentucky defeats Baylor 58-42 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1954 - Bobby Thomson (Milwaukee Braves) broke his ankle sliding into a base during a spring training game. The Braves replaced him with a rookie named Hank Aaron.
1955 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard (Montreal Canadiens) was ejected from a game for fighting. Three days later, NHL commissioner Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the rest of the season. Campbell's decision resulted in seven hours of looting and destruction of property.
1960 - The NFL's Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis.
1983 - Randy Smith's NBA consecutive games played streak ends at 906.
1992 - Chick Hearn, broadcaster for the Los Angeles Lakers, called his 2,500th consecutive Laker game. The streak began in November of 1965.
1993 - Oksana Bayul became the youngest world figure skating champion in history when she won the title at the age of 15.
1999 - A.C. Green of the Dallas Mavericks played in his 1,000th consecutive game.
1999 - Phil Housley (Calgary Flames) became the American all-time points leader in the NHL when he reached 1,066. He passed Joe Mullen who had 1,063.
2007 - Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars scored his 500th career goal.
