TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, June 13, the 164th day of 2018. There are 201 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 13, 1978, the movie musical “Grease,” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, had its world premiere in New York.
On this date:
■ In 1525, German theologian Martin Luther married former nun Katharina von Bora.
■ In 1927, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
■ In 1983, the U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
Ten years ago: Pope Benedict XVI took President George W. Bush on a rare stroll through the lush grounds of the Vatican Gardens during the leaders’ third visit together.
Five years ago: The White House said it had conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime had used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government.
One year ago: Rolling Stone
magazine agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by a University of Virginia fraternity over a debunked story about a rape on campus.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bob McGrath is 86. Artist Christo is 83. Magician Siegfried (Siegfried & Roy) is 79. Actor Malcolm McDowell is 75. Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is 74. Comedian Tim Allen is 65. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is 61. Actress Ally Sheedy is 56. TV anchor Hannah Storm is 56. Actress Lisa Vidal is 53. Singer David Gray is 50. Actor Jamie Walters is 49. Singer-musician Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) is 48. Country singer Susan Haynes is 46. Actor Chris Evans is 37. Actress Sarah Schaub is 35. Actress Ashley Olsen is 32. Actress Mary-Kate Olsen is 32. DJ/producer Gesaffelstein is 31. Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson is 28.
Thought for Today: “What intellectual snobs we have become! Virtue is now in the number of degrees you have— not in the kind of person you are or what you can accomplish in real-life situations.”— Eda J. LeShan, American educator (1922-2002).