This Day In History

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April 13th

1870
The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City.

1943
James Boarman, Fred Hunter, Harold Brest and Floyd G. Hamilton take part in an Alcatraz escape attempt.

1954
Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves.

1963
Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) got his first hit in the major leagues.

1964
Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actor.

1970
Apollo 13 announced "Houston, we've got a problem," when an oxygen tank burst on the way to the Moon.

1975
Civil War began in Lebanon when gunmen killed 4 Christian Phalangists who retaliated by killing 27 Palestinians.

1985
"The Grand Ole Opry" debuted on television.

1997
Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament and the first of African descent to win a major golf title.

1999
Jack Kervorkian was sentenced in Pontiac, Mich., to 10 to 25 years in prison for the second-degree murder of a man whose assisted suicide in 1998 was videotaped and shown on "60 Minutes."

Birthdays
74 Lyle Waggoner Actor
72 Edward Fox Actor
70 Paul Sorvino Actor
65 Jack Casady Rock musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
64 Tony Dow Actor, director
63 Al Green R&B Singer
59 Ron Perlman Actor
59 William Sadler Actor
58 Max Weinberg Rock musician (E Street Band)
55 Jimmy Destri Rock musician (Blondie)
52 Gary Kroeger Actor, comedian
52 Saundra Santiago Actress
45 Page Hannah Actress
45 Davis Love III Golfer
45 Caroline Rhea Actress, comedian
43 Marc Ford Rock musician (The Black Crowes)
39 Ricky Schroder Actor
37 Aaron Lewis Rock singer (Staind)
36 Bokeem Woodbine Actor
33 Glenn Howerton Actor, producer
28 Courtney Peldon Actress ("Boston Public")
24 Twill413 Cigar Asylum Inmate

83 Thomas Jefferson 4/13/1743 - 7/4/1826 President of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence
42 Butch Cassidy 4/13/1866 - 11/7/1908 American train robber, bank robber and leader of the Hole in the Wall Gang
77 John Hays Hammond Jr. 4/13/1888 - 2/12/1965 American inventor; developed radio remote control