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On This Day:
Wednesday May 13, 2009
This is the 133rd day of the year, with 232 days remaining in 2009.
Fact of the Day: Pope
The pope is elected by the College of Cardinals. Nine days after a
deceased pope's funeral, the cardinals gather to elect a new pope. The voting
is very secretive and the new pope must get over two-thirds of the votes. If
after a week, the cardinals still have not picked a new pope, then they can
choose someone who only garners half of the votes. The results are sent to the
people outside the Vatican using smoke signals. Black smoke means the cardinals
have not made up their minds yet. White smoke means they have chosen a new
pope. There have been more than 265 holders of the office of pope from Saint
Peter to John Paul II.
Holidays
Feast day of St. Andrew Hubert Fournet, St. John the Silent, St.
Servatius, St. Mucius, St. Peter Regalatus, St. Erconwald, St. Euthymius the
Enlightener, St. Glyceria of Heraclia, and St. Robert Bellarmine.
Sweden: Linnedagen, Birthday of Linnaeus.
Events
1568 - Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart) was defeated at the Battle of
Langside.
1607 - The English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, was settled.
1846 - The U.S. formally declared war against Mexico.
1940 - Great Britain's new prime minister, Winston Churchill, told the
House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation authorizing the
US-Canadian construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
1968 - Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam began in
Paris.
1981 - Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter's
Square by a Turkish assailant. He survived the assassination attempt.
2003 - In an effort to thwart counterfeiters, the U.S. Mint unveiled a
new version of the $20 bill - the first to be colorized.
Births
1265 - Dante Alighieri, Italian poet.
1842 - Composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, British, collaborator with Sir
William Gilbert in writing 14 comic operas.
1884 - Cyrus McCormick, American, inventor of grain reaper machine.
1907 - Dame Daphne du Maurier, English novelist, playwright.
1914 - Joe Louis, American boxer, world heavyweight champion for record
12 years.
1931 - Jim Jones, American cult leader responsible for the Jonestown
Massacre in 1978.
1950 - Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins), American singer
and musician.
1964 - Stephen Colbert, American comedian, satirist, actor, and writer.
Deaths
1961 - Gary Cooper, American film actor.
1972 - Dan Blocker, American actor.
1975 - Bob Wills, American country music fiddler, singer, bandleader, and
songwriter.
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