This Day In History

MedicCook · 05-12-2009, 11:02 PM

May 13th

1568
Mary Queen of Scots was defeated at the Battle of Langside and immediately fled to North England.

1607
An English colony was settled at Jamestown in present-day Virginia.

1846
The United States formally declared war on Mexico after several days of fighting.

1938
Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded the New Orleans's jazz classic, When the Saints Go Marching In, on Decca Records.

1940
Winston Churchill gave his first speech as prime minister: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

1958
Stan Musial became the 8th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits.

1961
Actor Gary Cooper died at age 60.

1973
Tennis male chauvinist Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Smith Court, 6-2, 6-1 in front of a world-wide television audience. He would lose to Billie Jean King later that year.

1978
The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired.

1981
Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca as he drove through a crowd in St. Peter's Square, Rome.

1993
The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired.

2003
The government unveiled a new version of the $20 bill - the first to be colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiters.

Birthdays
71 Buck Taylor Actor
70 Harvey Keitel Actor
62 Charles Baxter Author
60 Franklyn Ajaye Actor
60 Zoe Wanamaker Actress
59 Stevie Wonder Singer, musician
59 Bobby Valentine Baseball player & manager
52 Alan Ball Screenwriter, director, and producer ("Six Feet Under", "American Beauty")
48 Dennis Rodman Basketball player and actor
45 Stephen Colbert TV host ("The Colbert Report")
45 Tom Verica Actor ("American Dreams")
44 Lari White Country singer
44 massphatness Cigar Asylum Inmate
43 Darius Rucker Rock singer (Hootie and the Blowfish)
41 Susan Floyd Actress
41 Buckethead Rock guitarist
32 Samantha Morton Actress
30 Mickey Madden Rock musician (Maroon 5)
22 Hunter Parrish Actor ("Weeds")
?? robofan Cigar Asylum Inmate

66 Joe Louis 5/13/1914 - 4/12/1981 American boxer; world champion from 1937 to 1949
86 Beatrice Arthur 4/13/1922 - 4/25/2009 American actress, comedian, and singer
47 Jim Jones 5/13/1931 - 11/18/1978 American cult leader responsible for the Jonestown Massacre in 1978
17 Ritchie Valens 5/13/1941 - 2/3/1959 American singer, songwriter and guitarist

05-12-2009, 11:02 PM	#11
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: This Day In History May 13th 1568 Mary Queen of Scots was defeated at the Battle of Langside and immediately fled to North England. 1607 An English colony was settled at Jamestown in present-day Virginia. 1846 The United States formally declared war on Mexico after several days of fighting. 1938 Louis Armstrong and his orchestra recorded the New Orleans's jazz classic, When the Saints Go Marching In, on Decca Records. 1940 Winston Churchill gave his first speech as prime minister: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat." 1958 Stan Musial became the 8th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits. 1961 Actor Gary Cooper died at age 60. 1973 Tennis male chauvinist Bobby Riggs defeated Margaret Smith Court, 6-2, 6-1 in front of a world-wide television audience. He would lose to Billie Jean King later that year. 1978 The final episode of "Bionic Woman" aired. 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Agca as he drove through a crowd in St. Peter's Square, Rome. 1993 The final episode of "Knots Landing" aired. 2003 The government unveiled a new version of the $20 bill - the first to be colorized in an effort to thwart counterfeiters. Birthdays 71 Buck Taylor Actor 70 Harvey Keitel Actor 62 Charles Baxter Author 60 Franklyn Ajaye Actor 60 Zoe Wanamaker Actress 59 Stevie Wonder Singer, musician 59 Bobby Valentine Baseball player & manager 52 Alan Ball Screenwriter, director, and producer ("Six Feet Under", "American Beauty") 48 Dennis Rodman Basketball player and actor 45 Stephen Colbert TV host ("The Colbert Report") 45 Tom Verica Actor ("American Dreams") 44 Lari White Country singer 44 massphatness Cigar Asylum Inmate 43 Darius Rucker Rock singer (Hootie and the Blowfish) 41 Susan Floyd Actress 41 Buckethead Rock guitarist 32 Samantha Morton Actress 30 Mickey Madden Rock musician (Maroon 5) 22 Hunter Parrish Actor ("Weeds") ?? robofan Cigar Asylum Inmate 66 Joe Louis 5/13/1914 - 4/12/1981 American boxer; world champion from 1937 to 1949 86 Beatrice Arthur 4/13/1922 - 4/25/2009 American actress, comedian, and singer 47 Jim Jones 5/13/1931 - 11/18/1978 American cult leader responsible for the Jonestown Massacre in 1978 17 Ritchie Valens 5/13/1941 - 2/3/1959 American singer, songwriter and guitarist __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff