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Famous Quote For May 13

"I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein"

John Kerry, 2003

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Lia SevenPerfectAngels

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Ski Mask the Slump God

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May 13 History

1995 - Alison Hargreaves becomes first woman to climb Everest without oxygen.

1960 - Free Speech Movement. Berkeley students protest House Un-American Activities.

1917 - 3 children witness apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal

1913 - The first 4-engine was aircraft built & flown in Russia by Igor Sikorsky.

1880 - Thomas Edison's first test of the electric railway in Menlo Park.

This Day In Business

1939 - First commercial FM radio station is launched in the Bloomfield, Connecticut.

This Day In Entertainment

1938 - Louis Armstrong and his orchestra record "When the Saints Go Marching In"

This Day In Geography

1830 - Juan Jose Flores becomes president when the Republic of Ecuador is founded

This Day In Sports

1973 - Battle of the Sexes tennis match: Former star Bobby Riggs vs. women's star Margaret Court

May 13th Holiday

Abbotsbury Garland Day (England) - Annual tradition where children make garlands, which were then blessed and thrown into sea to protect fisherman, celebrated since the early 19th century.

Today's Birthday Trivia

She began her TV career doing voiceovers for Tyson Chicken commercials. Who is she?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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