The Apollo 11 Ticker‑Tape Parade: The Hero’s Welcome for the Moonwalkers
On August 13, 1969, the streets of New York City exploded into a blizzard of paper as millions of Americans gathered to give Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, ...
Rosalynn Carter: A First Lady’s Diplomatic Embassy to Rome
Rosalynn Carter with American Cardinals who were in Rome for Pope Paul VI’s funeral that occurred a few days prior. Photo dated August 13, 1978. This historic photograph captures Rosalynn ...
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The Welsh Tract: The Quaker Sanctuary on the Frontier of Penn’s Woods
On August 13, 1682, the first Welsh Quakers arrived in Philadelphia. They established settlements in an area known as the Welsh Tract to the west of Philadelphia. The arrival of ...
Hanson Goodrich: Engineering the True Stove‑Top Percolator
On August 13, 1889, Hanson Goodrich of Illinois received a U.S. patent for his “coffee pot,” which is better known as the stove-top percolator. Goodrich’s brilliant, highly innovative design completely ...
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Opha May Johnson: Breaching the Final Frontier of the Marine Corps
On August 13, 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in The United States Marine Corps. Johnson’s historic enlistment at the absolute height of World War I ...
Neville Brand: The Battle‑Scarred Polymath of Hollywood’s Tough Class
Neville Brand, born August 13, 1920, is known for roles in many films and television shows, especially “Laredo.” Not widely known is that Brand joined the US Army before WW2 ...
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Cameo and the Mastery of Suspense
British-American movie director Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899. In 1955, Hitchcock became an American Citizen. In this photo, Hitchcock makes a front-page cameo appearance in his film ...
The Verrazzano‑Narrows Bridge: Engineering the Gateway to Gotham
On today’s date, August 13, 1959: Construction of New York City’s Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge began. The bridge opened in 1964. It has 13 lanes on its two decks. The ground-breaking on ...
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Annie Oakley: The Sovereign Respect of Little Sure Shot
Born August 13, 1860, Phoebe Ann Mosey, known as Annie Oakley, won worldwide acclaim for her phenomenal shooting abilities. She became fast friends with Lakota leader Sitting Bull when both ...
Bert Lahr: The Vaudeville Roar of the Cowardly Lion
WWI veteran Bert Lahr, who played the role of the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, was born in New York City on August 13, 1895 ...
The Gilliam Mine Tenement: The Invisible Reality of the Appalachian Coal Wars
Baby of Luther Walker, miner. The Walker family consisting of two adults and a baby live in a three-room house for which they pay $7.90 monthly. There is no running ...
Danny Bonaduce: The Spark of Seventies Pop Culture
Danny Bonaduce was born on August 13, 1959, in Broomall, Pennsylvania.As the fast‑talking bass player Danny Partridge on the hit 1970s musical sitcom The Partridge Family, Bonaduce became one of ...
Abraham Lincoln: The Final Glimpse of the Bare‑Faced Statesman
This photograph of Abraham Lincoln is believed to be the last photo of Abraham Lincoln without a beard. Taken on August 13, 1860. This pristine portrait was captured by photographer ...
Pat Harrington Jr.: Standardizing the Wit of the Suburbia Super
Pat Harrington Jr., who played the role of building super Dwayne Schneider in the TV show One Day at a Time, was born on August 13, 1929, in Manhattan, New ...
Lucy Stone: The Unyielding Voice That Refused to Compromise
“Make the world better.” Lucy Stone lived those words. Born August 13, 1818, she became the first Massachusetts woman to earn a college degree, helped organize the first national women’s ...
Big Mama Thornton: The Raw, Forgotten Genesis of “Hound Dog”
On August 13, 1952, rhythm-and-blues powerhouse Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton stepped into Radio Recorders in Los Angeles and delivered the first-ever recording of “Hound Dog.” Backed by a stripped-down ...
The Academy of Philadelphia: Franklin’s Enlightenment Blueprint for Youth
Image of Thomas White who departed England in the 1720s and lived in Maryland before founding The Academy and College of Philadelphia along with Ben Franklin and others. On August ...
The Braves Field Loop: Boston’s Colossus of Speed and Strategy
Opening day, August 13, 1915: Crowds surged through the Braves Field Loop to witness the debut of what promoters called ‘the finest baseball park in the world.’ With a capacity ...
