
On This Day January 13
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Click each item below to learn more! 1876 – Author Jack London (“The Call of the Wild,” “White Fang”) (d. 1916) 1944 – Retired World Heavyweight Boxing champion Joe Frazier (d. 2011) 1951 – Conservative talk show host and Radio Hall of Famer Rush Limbaugh (d. 2021) 1954 – Radio shock jock and former “America’s Got Talent” judge Howard Stern 1963 – “Go Away Little Girl,” by Steve Lawrence, begins two weeks on top of the singles chart. 1980 – “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” by Rupert Holmes, is the most popular single in the U.S. 1991 – Madonna rules the Billboard Hot 100 with “Justify My Love.” 2002 – “How You Remind Me,” by Nickelback, begins its fourth and final week as a No. 1 single.
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Musical Milestones
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Click each item below to learn more! 1863 – Industrialist and Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford 1890 – Baseball Hall of Famer Casey Stengel 1941 – Singer-songwriter Paul Anka 1947 – Actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 1964 – Actress Vivica Fox (“Days of Our Lives,” “Independence Day,” “Batman & Robin,” “Alias”)
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History Highlights
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