THURSDAY, July 13, 2023

1793 - French rev writer Jean Paul Marat murdered by Charlotte Corday

1832 - Source of Mississippi River discovered (Henry R Schoolcraft)

1868 - Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lieutenant governor of Louisiana

1930 - Sarnoff reports in NY Times "TV would be a theater in every home"

1934 - Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit

1960 - Democratic Nat'l convention nominates Sen. John F. Kennedy for president

1969 - Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon

1972 - C. Torres discovers asteroid #3050 Carrera

1977 - NYC experiences 25 hr black-out

1978 - BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent"

1978 - Lee Iacocca fired as Ford Motor president by chairman Henry Ford II

1982 - NL scores 4-1 victory over AL for 11th straight All-Star triumph

1985 - Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow & Sydney

1987 - Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against

Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials