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TODAY IN HISTORY

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Today

is Saturday, July 13, the 194th day of 2019. There are 171 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History:

On July 13, 1985, “Live Aid,” an internatio­nal rock concert in London, Philadelph­ia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for Africa’s starving people. On this date:

In 1960, John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidenti­al nomination on the first ballot at his party’s convention in Los Angeles, outdrawing rivals including Lyndon B. Johnson, Stuart Symington and Adlai Stevenson.

In 1973, former presidenti­al aide Alexander P. Butterfiel­d revealed to Senate Watergate Committee staff members the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret White House taping system. (Butterfiel­d’s public revelation came three days later.)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Patrick Stewart is 79. Actor Harrison Ford is 77. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 73. Country singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw is 57.

Thought for Today: “Back of every mistaken venture and defeat is the laughter of wisdom, if you listen.” — Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967).

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