today in history archives

On November 13
1775 During the American Revolution, U.S. forces captured Montreal.
1850 Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is best known for "Treasure Island" and "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
1940 The Walt Disney movie "Fantasia" had its world premiere at New York's Broadway Theater.
1942 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to 18.
1986 U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly acknowledged that the U.S. had sent "defensive weapons and spare parts" to Iran. He denied that the shipments were sent to free hostages, but that they had been sent to improve relations.
1995 Seven people, including five Americans, are killed in a car bomb attack at a U.S. military headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1997 Iraq expelled six UN arms inspectors that are U.S. citizens.
1998 "The Wizard of Oz" was released on the big screen by Warner Bros., 59 years after its original release.
1998 Monica Lewinsky signed a deal with St. Martin's Press for the North American rights to her story about her affair with U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1998 U.S. President Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones $850,000, without an apology or admission of guilt, to throw out her sexual harassment lawsuit.
2001 U.S. President George W. Bush signed an executive order that would allow for military tribunals to try any foreigners captured with connections to the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It was the first time since World War II that a president had taken such action.

This Day In Music

2000 Trisha Yearwood donates a Starlight Fun Center to Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital. The mobile entertainment center includes a TV monitor, VCR and Nintendo 64 game unit, and can be rolled up next to a child's bed.
2000 Alejandro Sanz caps a triumphant week when he wins awards for Spanish male artist and Spanish album at the Premios Amigo. The week before Sanz won identical awards at the 47th Premios Ondas.
2000 The Beatles sanction their first official Web site, www.thebeatles.com. The site launches in conjunction with the U.K. release of "1," a compilation of 27 British and U.S. No. 1 tracks.
1999 Donald Mills, the last surviving member of legendary family vocal group the Mills Brothers, dies in Los Angeles due to complications from pneumonia. He is 84.
1998 Pianist Kenny Kirkland, 43, dies in New York of a heart attack. Kirkland was in the jazz bands of Wynton and Branford Marsalis. In 1985, he joined Sting's band, and in the '90s was in the "Tonight Show" band.
1997 Things get ugly for the Spice Girls in Barcelona at the 44th Premios Ondas Awards. The industry crowd boos throughout the cheeky quintet's lip-synched performance of "Spice Up Your Life," after it is announced that the Girls would not perform while photographers were present.
1997 Celine Dion, best known for singing in English and French, releases her first single in Japanese. The single, "Be The Man," is released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama "Eve."
1997 Ray Charles conducts his first-ever online chat at www.rhino.com. The pop music legend fields questions about his recently released, five-CD boxed set, "Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection."
1995 Rapper M.C. Hammer plays a benefit in Moscow for Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin's political party, Our Home Is Russia.
1987 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``I Think We're Alone Now,'' Tiffany. Tiffany Darwish was born Oct. 2, 1971, making her the first artist with a No. 1 hit to be born in the 1970s.
1974 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Whatever Gets You Through the Night,'' John Lennon. Elton John plays piano and organ and sings backing vocals on the song.
1963 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Deep Purple,'' Nino Tempo & April Stevens. The duo is a brother-sister team.
1921 Composer Joonas Kokkonen is born.

Positive Quote

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blue prints of your ultimate accomplishments.

Napoleon Hill

Daily Motivator
November 13, 2006

Be thankful
Be thankful for this day, and you will fill it with joy. Be appreciative of those around you, and they will bring much value to your life. Be grateful for your opportunities, and you'll find yourself making the most of them.

Be thankful for what you have, and you'll get more from it. Be grateful for the challenges, and they will help you become stronger. Appreciate the dark, cloudy days and they'll instantly become brighter. Appreciate the sunny days, and you'll enjoy them even more.

Those things you take for granted will fade from usefulness as you forget they're even there. By contrast, those things for which you're thankful remain readily available and will grow even stronger as a result of your appreciative attention.

Consider how very fortunate you are. Consider it often. The more you count your blessings, the more there will be to count.

Word of the Day

TONAL
Definition:
relating to pitch or sound
Example:
Although it has interesting lyrics, the song's TONAL problems make it unpleasant to listen to.
Synonyms:
tonic, timbre

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