🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on January 13:

2012 — The Costa Concordia cruise ship, carrying over 4,200 people, ran aground and capsized near Giglio Island, Italy, in a disaster that shocked the world.

1997 — Ecuadorian President Abdalá Bucaram Ortíz met with Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, marking the first official visit to Peru by an Ecuadorian leader in 150 years.

1968 — Johnny Cash recorded Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison live in front of 2,000 inmates at California’s Folsom Prison, creating one of his most iconic albums.

1942 — Henry Ford patented a method for plastic automobile construction, emphasizing lightweight materials to revolutionize car manufacturing.

1898 — Émile Zola’s J’accuse was published, condemning the French government’s handling of the Dreyfus Affair and sparking widespread outrage.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On January 13, we’re singing to:

Horatio Alger (1832) — American author known for his inspirational novels about impoverished boys achieving success through hard work and determination.

Rakesh Sharma (1949) — Indian military pilot and cosmonaut who became the first Indian to travel to space aboard the Soyuz T-11 mission in 1984.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On January 13, we’re saying goodbye to:

Edmund Spenser (1599) — English poet best remembered for The Faerie Queene, an epic allegorical poem celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I.

Wyatt Earp (1929) — Legendary US frontiersman and lawman famed for his role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and his larger-than-life status in Wild West history.

James Joyce (1941) — Irish author celebrated for his groundbreaking modernist works, including Ulysses and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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