History for June 13

History for June 13 - On-This-Day.com:

Friday the 13th--the only one in 2014. 

Strawberry Moon--Moon enters Full Moon phase at 12:11 AM, EDT

National Hermit Week (June 13-20)

Duck Tape Festival, Avon, OH (June 13-15). See www.ducttapefestival.com

Birth anniversary of Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939):“In dreams begins responsibility.”

Birth anniversary of football great Red Grange (1903-1991).

Happy Birthday! Tim Allen, Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ally Sheedy

1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American colonies to help with their rebellion against the British. 


1825 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400. 


1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 


1920 - The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post. 


1922 - Charlie Osborne started the longest attack on hiccups. He hiccuped over 435 million times before stopping. He died in 1991, 11 months after his hiccups ended. 


1966 - The landmark "Miranda vs. Arizona" decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision ruled that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police. 


1967 - Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 


1971 - The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers". The articles were a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam. 


1983 - The unmanned U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. It was launched in March 1972. The first up-close images of the planet Jupiter were provided by Pioneer 10. 


1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first National Basketball Association title. They beat the L.A. Lakers in four games. 


1992 - Future U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks "filled with hatred" towards whites.