Today is Friday, January 13, the 13th day of 2012. There are 353 days left in the year.
1559 ― Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey
1610 ― Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, fourth satellite of Jupiter
1785 ― John Walter publishes first issue of London Times
1854 ― Anthony Foss patents the accordion
1882 ― Richard Wagner completes his opera ``Parsifal"
1898 ― Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus in Paris
1930 ― ``Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears
1943 ― Hitler declares ``Total War"
1962 ― Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores NBA-record 73 points vs. Chicago
1982 ― Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame