History Blog

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin”)–86 Anthony Andrews–73 Kirstie Alley–70 Howard Stern–67 Oliver Platt–61 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–57 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–56 Matthew Kohler–42 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–36 William Rothhaar–34 Andrew Lawrence–33 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS