History Blog

November 13

Happy Birthday RIP Gertrude Olmstead(1897–1975) Norman “Dack” Rambo(1941–1994) Richard Mulligan(1932–2000) William “Jack” Elam(1920–2003) Garry Marshall(Maschiarelli 1934–2016) ; Joseph Mantegna Jr–70 Frances Conroy–64 Tracy Scoggins–64 Christopher Noth–63 “Whoopi Goldberg”(Caryn Johnson)–62 James Kimmel–50 Steven Zahn–50 Gerard Butler–48 Jordan Bridges–44 Michael Copon–35 Kit Williamson–32 ; 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