SEPTEMBER 13 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for September 13

Oliver Evans (1755-1819) - Engineer and one of the first Americans to build steam engines.

Lucy Goode Brooks (1818-1900) - Former  slave and co-founder of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans.

Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945) - Chocolate tycoon who founded The Hershey Company.

Alain LeRoy Locke (1886-1954) - Black writer who is referred to as the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance.”

Alberta Williams King (1904-1974) -Civil rights organizer and mother of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mae Questel (1908-1998) - Voice actress best known for her voice as Betty Boop.

Bill Monroe (1911-1996) - Musician referred to as "The Father of Bluegrass."

Samuel Smith (1927-2005) - Chemist and who co-invented Scotchgard.

Richard Kiel (1939-2014) - Actor with epic roles in The Spy Who Loved Me, Happy Gilmore, The Longest Yard, and Cannonball Run II.

Peter Cetera (1944-Still Living) - Musician and lead singer for the band Chicago.

Keith Black (1957-Still Living) - Respected neurosurgeon who specializing in the treatment of brain tumors.

Tyler Perry (1969-Still Living) - Actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.

Ben Savage (1980-Still Living) - Actor widely recognized for his role as Cory in Boy Meets World.

Memorable Events for September 12

1788 - The date is set for the first presidential election in the U.S. (December 15, 1788-January 7, 1789).

1789 - The first loan is given to the U.S. government by banks in NY City.

1862 - A Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, MD.

1881 - Lewis Howard Latimer invents and patents the electric lamp with a carbon filament.

1898 - Hannibal Goodwin patents the celluloid photographic film, which was later used for motion pictures.

1925 - The first Black University (Xavier University) opens in New Orleans, LA.

1948 - Margaret Chase Smith becomes the first woman to serve in both the House of Representatives and States Senate in the U.S.

1956 - IBM introduces the first commercial computer to use disk storage (305 RAMAC).