Daily Calendar for Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Question of the Day
When were zippers invented?
First referred to as the clasp locker, or unlocker for shoes, the zipper was patented in 1893 by Judson Whitcomb.
Advice of the Day
Every cock is proud on his own dunghill.
Home Hint of the Day
If a hinge is set too deep, remove the hinge, insert a piece of paper or cardboard, and reinstall the hinge plate over the paper.
Word of the Day
Moon rides High/runs Low
The Moon is highest above or farthest below the celestial equator.
Puzzle of the Day
Why is it hard to have a conversation with a goat around?
He always butts in!
Born
- Mary McCauley (Molly Pitcher) –
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (politician) –
- Herbert Lawrence Block (editorial cartoonist) –
- Art Tatum (jazz pianist) –
- Cornel Wilde (actor) –
- Margaret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) –
- Lenny Bruce (comedian) –
- Paul Simon (musician) –
- Sammy Hagar (musician) –
- Lacy J. Dalton (singer) –
- Marie Osmond (singer) –
- Nancy Kerrigan (figure skater) –
- Ashanti (singer) –
Died
- Milton Hershey (Chocolatier and founder of The Hershey Company; died in Hershey, Pennsylvania) –
- Ed Sullivan (television personality) –
- Stephen Ambrose (historian) –
Events
- Cornerstone of the White House was laid –
- The Jewish organization B’nai B’rith was founded –
- Several countries adopted the Greenwich longitude as the prime meridian –
- Boston Americans (now Red Sox) won first World Series –
- The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series –
- William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, was published in New York –
- First World Series to end on a walk-off home run when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees –
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opened on Broadway –
- Expo 86 ended in Vancouver, British Columbia –
- The United States Navy Memorial was dedicated, Washington, D.C. –
- Stock market dropped 190.58 points in what was called the Friday the 13th mini-crash –
- A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Oklahoma –
- Thirty-three miners trapped underground for more than 2 months were rescued, Copiapo, Chile –
- Actor William Shatner became the oldest person, at age 90, to travel to space –
Weather
- A snowstorm hit New York City –
- Project Cirrus: 80 lbs. dry ice released onto hurricane –
- Up to 2 feet of snow blanketed Buffalo, New York, and surrounding areas –
- A storm that started Oct. 12 comes to an end, having dropped 22.6 inches of snow in Buffalo, New York. –