History Blog

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin”)–83 Anthony Andrews–70 Kirstie Alley–67 Howard Stern–64 Oliver Platt–58 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–54 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–53 Matthew Kohler–39 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–31 William Rothhaar–31 Andrew Lawrence–30 ; 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