History for June 13

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Winfield Scott 1786 - United States Army General, James C. Maxwell 1831 - Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician, Walter Alvarez 1911 - Physicist, inventor


Paul Lynde 1926 - Comedian, actor, Richard Thomas 1951 - Actor ("The Waltons"), Tim Allen 1953 - Comedian, actor ("Home ")


1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American colonies to help with their rebellion against the British.


1825 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400.


1912 - Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi.


1920 - The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post.


1943 - German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured.


1966 - The landmark "Miranda v. Arizona" decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision ruled that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police.


1983 - The unmanned U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. It was launched in March 1972. The first up-close images of the planet Jupiter were provided by Pioneer 10.


1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first National Basketball Association title. They beat the L.A. Lakers in four games.