Today in History - January 13

On January 13, 1833,  President Andrew Jackson wrote Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority.  Continue reading.

Sophie Tucker was born Sonya Kalish to a Russian-Jewish family on January 13.  Continue reading.

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