History Blog

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Gertrude Olmstead(1897–1975) Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) William “Jack” Elam(1920–2003) ; Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli)–80 Joseph Mantegna Jr–67 Frances Conroy–61 Tracy Scoggins–61 Christopher Noth–60 “Whoopi Goldberg”(Caryn Johnson)–59 James Kimmel–47 Steven Zahn–47 Gerard Butler–45 Jordan Bridges–41 Michael Copon–32 Kit Williamson–29 ; 1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. ; 1956 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.