May 13, 2023
QUOTE
I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
--Doris Day
BIRTHDAYS
1588 – Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian
1914 – Joe Louis, Boxer
1922 – Bea Arthur, Actress and singer
1939 – Harvey Keitel, Actor
IN MEMORY
1961 – Gary Cooper, Actor
1975 – Bob Wills, Singer-songwriter and actor
2012 – Donald “Duck” Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
2018 – Margot Kidder, Actress
2019 – Doris Day, Singer and actress
IN ON THIS DAY
1612 – Famous sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro. Kojiro dies at the end
1846 – The United States declares war on the Federal Republic of Mexico following a dispute over the American annexation of the Republic of Texas and a Mexican military incursion.
1912 – The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
1940 – Germany’s conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” speech to the House of Commons.
1950 – The inaugural Formula One World Championship race takes place at Silverstone Circuit.