Today In History

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 13, the 287th day of 2020. There are 79 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1775: The United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

ON THIS DATE

› 1792: The cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

› 1932: President Herbert Hoover and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

› 1943: Italy declared war on Germany, its onetime Axis partner.

› 1960: John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon held the third televised debate of their presidential campaign (Nixon was in Los Angeles, Kennedy in New York).

› 1999: The Senate rejected the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, with 48 senators voting in favor and 51 against, far short of the 67 needed for ratification.

› 2000: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 83. Actor Melinda Dillon is 81. Singer-musician Paul Simon is

79. Actor Pamela Tiffin is

78. Actor John Lone is 68. Model Beverly Johnson is

68. Producer-writer Chris Carter is 64. Actor and former NBA star Reggie Theus is 63. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is 62. R&B singer Cherrelle is

61. Singer/TV personality Marie Osmond is 61. Former NBA coach Doc Rivers is 59. Actor Matt Walsh is 56. Actor Reginald Ballard is 55. Actor Kate Walsh is 53. R&B musician Jeff Allen (Mint Condition) is 52. Actor Tisha Campbell-Martin is 52. Classical singer Carlos Marin (Il Divo) is

52. Olympic silver medal figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is 51. Country singer Rhett Akins is 51. Classical crossover singer Paul Potts is 50. TV personality Billy Bush is 49. Former NBA All-Star Paul Pierce is 43. DJ Vice is 42. Singer Ashanti is 40. R&B singer Lumidee is 40. Christian rock singer Jon Micah Sumrall (Kutless) is 40. Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe is

38. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is 31. Actor Caleb McLaughlin (TV: “Stranger Things”) is 19.