Today is Friday, July 13, the 194th day of 2001. There are 171 days left in the year.

On July 13, 1793, French revolutionary writer Jean Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday.

In 1787, Congress enacted an ordinance governing the Northwest Territory.

In 1863, deadly rioting against the Civil War military draft erupted in New York City.

In 1985, ``Live Aid,'' an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for Africa's starving people.

Today's Birthdays:
Actor Patrick Stewart is 61.
Actor Harrison Ford is 59.
Singer-guitarist Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) is 59. Actor-comedian Cheech Marin is 55.

Thought for Today: ``Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.'' - Aldous Huxley, English author (1894-1963).