Historically Speaking of July 13th

Today is the 194th day of the year – there are 171 days remaining.

Interesting events from this very busy date:

• 1998 - GM recalls 800,000 vehicles due to malfunctioning airbags
• 1985 - Live Aid concerts held in London and Philadelphia draw 1.5 billion viewers to help African famine relief
• 1977 - New York City has a 25 hour blackout that spurns much looting and violence
• 1973 - Alexander Butterfield reveals existence of the Nixon Tapes during Watergate investigation
• 1968 - Steppenwolf releases “Born to be Wild” - its lyrics give rise to term “heavy metal”
• 1960 - John F. Kennedy nominated by the Democratic Party for Presidency in LA
• 1943 - WW II Battle of Kursk rages with Soviets repulsing German advance - the largest tank battle in history using some 5,000 tanks, 2 million men and 5,000 aircraft
• 1941 - Joe D. goes 3 for 4 and 1 for 4 in doubleheader vs. Chicago White Sox – his remarkable hitting streak stands at 53 games
• 1930 - The first FIFA World Cup soccer tournament begins in Uruguay