domingo, 13 de marzo de 2011

March 13

On March 13, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the United States Senate.

On March 13, 1855, Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who helped discover Pluto and believed that there was life on Mars, was born. Following his death on Nov. 12, 1916, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1781	The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.
1852	"Uncle Sam" made his debut as a cartoon character in the New York Lantern.
1884	Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1901	Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in Indianaoplis at age 67.
1906	Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died at age 86.
1925	A law went into effect in Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
1933	Banks began to re-open after a holiday declared by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1938	Defense attorney Clarence S. Darrow died at age 80.
1947	The Lerner and Loewe musical "Brigadoon" opened on Broadway.
1964	Kitty Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, New York, home. The case came to be a symbol of urban apathy, though initial reports that 38 neighbors ignored Genovese's calls for help have since been disputed.
1969	Apollo 9 returned to Earth after a mission to test the lunar module that was used in the moon landings.
1980	A jury in Winamac, Ind., found Ford Motor Co. innocent of reckless homicide in the fiery deaths of three young women riding in a Ford Pinto.
1996	A gunman opened fire on a class of kindergarteners at an elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and one teacher before killing himself.
2005	Robert Iger was named to succeed Michael Eisner as chief executive of Walt Disney Co.

Current Birthdays

Actor William H. Macy turns 61 years old today.

AP Photo/Evan Agostini

New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana turns 32 years old today.

AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

1933	Mike Stoller, Songwriter, turns 78
1939	Neil Sedaka, Singer, songwriter, turns 72
1956	Dana Delany, Actress ("Desperate Housewives," "China Beach"), turns 55
1957	John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota, turns 54
1960	Adam Clayton, Rock musician (U2), turns 51
1962	Terrence Blanchard, Jazz trumpeter, turns 49
1971	Annabeth Gish, Actress, turns 40
1972	Common, Rapper, actor, turns 39
1976	Danny Masterson, Actor ("That 70s Show"), turns 35
1985	Emile Hirsch, Actor, turns 26

Historic Birthdays

Percival Lowell3/13/1855 - 11/12/1916American astronomer; helped discover Pluto.Go to obituary »

59	Montdory 3/13/1594 - 11/10/1653 French actor
73	Charles Bonnet 3/13/1720 - 5/20/1793 Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer
81	Charles Grey 3/13/1764 - 7/17/1845 English Whig party leader and prime minister (1830-34)
60	Karl Schinkel 3/13/1781 - 10/9/1841 German architect and painter
68	William Glackens 3/13/1870 - 5/22/1938 American artist
63	Albert Stevens 3/13/1886 - 3/26/1949 American army officer, balloonist and aerial photographer
86	Janet Flanner 3/13/1892 - 11/7/1978 American writer and Paris correspondent for The New Yorker
71	George Seferis 3/13/1900 - 9/20/1971 Greek Nobel Prize-winning poet, essayist and diplomat
74	William J. Casey 3/13/1913 - 5/6/1987 American director of the C.I.A. (1981-87)