March 13, 2024
QUOTE
To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.
--Charles Krauthammer
BIRTHDAYS
1914 – Edward O’Hare, Lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient
1925 – Roy Haynes, Drummer and composer known as Snap Crackle
1950 – Charles Krauthammer, Physician, journalist, and author
IN MEMORY
1901 – Benjamin Harrison, General and 23rd President of the United States
1938 – Clarence Darrow, Lawyer and author
2006 – Maureen Stapleton, Actress
2021 – Marvin Hagler, Professional boxer
IN ON THIS DAY
1781 – William Herschel discovers Uranus.
1811 – A French and Italian fleet is defeated by a British squadron off the island of Vis during the Napoleonic Wars.
1862 – The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation.
1969 – Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.