History Blog

March 13

Happy Birthday RIP Paul Stewart(Sternberg 1908–1986) Joseph Peter Breck(1929–2012) ; Neil Sedaka–79 María Molina Baeza(“Charo”)–77 William Hall Macy Jr–68 Kathy Hilton(Kathleen Avanzino)–59 Daniel Masterson–42 Noel Fisher–34 Emile Hirsch–33 ; 1781 – The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel ; 1639 – Harvard College is named for clergyman John Harvard ; 1963 – Police in Phoenix, Arizona arrest Ernesto Miranda and charge him with kidnap and rape. His conviction is ultimately set aside by the United States Supreme Court in Miranda v. Arizona  (Miranda Rights)