History for June 13

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Winfield Scott 1786 - United States Army General, James C. Maxwell 1831 - Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician, Harold "Red" Grange (Harold Edward "Red" Grange) 1903 - Football player nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost" 


Bobby Freeman 1940 - Singer, songwriter, record producer, Malcolm McDowell 1943 - Actor, Richard Thomas 1951 - Actor ("The Waltons") 


Tim Allen 1953 - Comedian, actor ("Home "), Ally Sheedy 1962 - Actress, Ashley Olsen 1986 - Actress , Mary-Kate Olsen 1986 - Actress 


1415 - Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa. 


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. 


1912 - Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi. 


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 v. 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. 


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.