DAILY ALMANAC
Today is Sunday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2019. There are 352 days left in the year.
Highlights in history
• In 1794, President George Washington approved a measure adding two stars and two stripes to the American flag, following the admission of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. (The number of stripes was later reduced to the original 13.) • In 1941, a new law went into effect granting Puerto Ricans U.S. birthright citizenship.
• In 1968, country singer Johnny Cash performed and recorded a pair of shows at Folsom State Prison in California; material from the concerts was released as an album by Columbia Records under the title "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison," which proved a hit.
• In 1997, seven black soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II valor; the lone survivor of the group, former Lt. Vernon Baker, received his medal from President Bill Clinton at the White House.
Birthdays • 85: Nick Clooney, TV personality
• 64: Fred White, rhythmand-blues musican
• 53: Patrick Dempsey, actor • 49: Shonda Rhimes, TV producer-writer
• 42: Orlando Bloom, actor • 29: Liam Hemsworth, actor
Thought for today
"I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day." — James Joyce (1882-1941)
Source: Associated Press