News Wrap: Jan. 13

Posted January 13, 2008, 7:35 am by Growing Bolder


Today is Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Today's Birthdays:
Country singer Liz Anderson is 78. Actress Frances Sternhagen is 78. Comedian Rip Taylor is 74. Actor Billy Gray is 70. Actor Richard Moll is 65. Rock musician Trevor Rabin (Yes) is 54. Rhythm-and-blues musician Fred White is 53. Actor Kevin Anderson is 48. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus is 47. Country singer Trace Adkins is 46. Actress Penelope Ann Miller is 44. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 42. Actress Traci Bingham is 40.

On This Date:
In 1941, novelist and poet James Joyce died in Zurich, Switzerland, less than a month before his 59th birthday.

In 1962, comedian Ernie Kovacs died in a car crash in west Los Angeles 10 days before his 43rd birthday.

In 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia Warriors scores an NBA-record 73 points vs Chicago

In 1966, Robert C. Weaver was named Secretary of Housing and Urban Development by President Lyndon Johnson becoming the first black Cabinet member.

In 1966, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.

In1968, Beginning of Tet-offensive in Vietnam.

In 1969, Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" album

In 1978, former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey died in Waverly, Minn., at age 66.

In 1979, YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA son

In 1998, Linda Tripp wore a hidden microphone for the FBI and recorded a conversation with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

Thought for Today:
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quick Reads
NFL Wrap: Packers dominate Seahawks; Patriots Escape Jags (ESPN)
Grandfather Debuts Ballet at 88
Buddy Holly's Widow Takes on 'Peggy Sue'
Reversal of Alzheimer's Symptoms in Minutes in Human Study
Tricked out High-Tech Bed for $50,000
Senior Travel Insurance Opens New Doors for Older Adults
Anxiety and Depression Predict Events in Heart Patients (Reuters)
Twins, Separated at Birth, Unwittingly Got Married (AP)




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