Tuesday, January 13, 2015

History for January 13

History for January 13 - On-This-Day.com
Horatio Alger, Jr. 1832 - Author, Sophie Tucker 1884 - Singer, actress, Alfred Fuller 1885 - Founder of Fuller Brush Company 


Robert Stack 1919 - Actor, Gwen Verdon 1925 - Actress, dancer, Richard Moll 1943 - Actor 



1128 - Pope Honorius II granted a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar. He declared it to be an army of God. 



1854 - Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, PA, was granted the first U.S. patent for the accordion. He made improvements to the keyboard and enhanced the sound. 



1898 - Emile Zola's "J'accuse" was published in Paris. 



1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television. 



1942 - Henry Ford patented the plastic automobile referred to as the "Soybean Car." The car was 30% lighter than the average car. 



1966 - Elizabeth Montgomery’s character, Samantha, on "Bewitched," had a baby. The baby's name was Tabitha. 



1999 - Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) announced his retirement from the NBA

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