Guest Author - Judith Hodges

Today in History- July 13th

Happy Birthday!
100 B.C. Julius Caesar, Roman emperor (or the 12th)
1886 Father Edward Joseph Flanagan, Catholic priest and founder of Boys Town
1928 Bob Crane, actor (Hogan’s Heroes)
1940 Patrick Stewart, actor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, X-Men)
1941 Robert Forster, actor (Delta Force, Karen Sisco, Standing Tall (TV)
1942 Harrison Ford, actor (Indiana Jones series, Star Wars Series, Patriot Games)
1942 Roger McGuinn, singer for the Byrds (Turn Turn Turn)
1944 Lynn Loring, actress (Doppelgänger)
1944 Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubik’s Cube
1946 Cheech Marin, actor (Cheech of Cheech and Chong)
1951 Didi Conn, actress (Frenchy from Grease)
1954 Louise Mandrell, singer from The Mandrell Sisters
1956 Michael Spinks, boxer
1957 Cameron Crowe, writer/ director (Jerry Maguire, Fast Times at Ridgemont High)

Deaths:
1993 Davey Allison, NASCAR driver

Events:
1985 Live Aid Concert opens.

History Lesson:
Did you know...

Harrison Ford's ex wife Melissa Mathison wrote E.T. and The Indian in the Cupboard.