Friday, January 13, 2012

January 13 - Happy Friday the 13th!


Happy Friday the 13th!

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This Day In History
1128 
Pope recognizes Knights Templar
1794
President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the union
1898
Zola's "J'accuse" letter is printed
1968
Country musician Johnny Cash recorded a live concert at Folsom Prison in California
1979
YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song 
1989
"Friday the 13th" virus strikes hundreds of IBM computers in Britain 
1993
STS-54 (Endeavour) launches into orbit 
1995
America3 becomes 1st all-female crew to win an America's Cup race 
2002
After 17,162 performances, The Fantasticks ended its almost 42-year off-Broadway run

Famous Birthdays
1596
Jan van Goyen, Dutch artist
1683
Christoph Graupner, German composer
1832
Horatio Alger, American author 
1947
Peter Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen & Gold Medalist, 1968 Olympics
1926
[Thomas] Michael Bond, British children's writer & Paddington Bear creator



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