October 13, 2023
QUOTE
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money.
--Margaret Thatcher
BIRTHDAYS
1756 – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician
1904 – Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host
1925 – Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1941 – Paul Simon, Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1959 – Marie Osmond, Singer, actress, and television spokesperson
IN MEMORY
1938 – E. C. Segar, Cartoonist, created Popeye
1945 – Milton S. Hershey, Businessman, founded The Hershey Company
1974 – Ed Sullivan, Journalist and talk show host
2002 – Stephen Ambrose, Historian and author
IN ON THIS DAY
54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances.
1269 – The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1792 – The cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
1885 – The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
1983 – Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
2010 – The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.