Happy Paraskevidekatriaphobia Day

Well it's another Friday the 13th and fear of something horrible occurring is on many people's minds. Did you know the name given to fearing Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia. Giving it such a name, makes FTT (Friday the thirteenth) even scarier in my opinion, because it sounds like a serious medical disorder.

Obviously any sane person realizes there must be good things that have happened on Friday the 13th, so with a little bit of research, here's a sample of some good events occurring on paraskevidekatriaphobia day:

• 1899 Alfred Hitchcock born on Fri. August 13th
  

• 1948 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to US from England Fri. November 13th
  

• 1959 Barbie doll goes on sale Fri. November 13th

• 1970 Black Sabbath releases their debut album February 13th
  

• 1971 Golfing Fri. November 13th, Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into the crowd, injuring 2 (okay maybe that's not a good thing, but it must have set some kind of lasting record for a VP)

• 1980 And of course "Friday the 13th" the movie, which was released on May 9th
  

• 1986 Kate and Ashly Olson born on Friday June 13
  

• 2009 And finally, Whoopi Goldberg turns 54 years old today (Fri. November 13th)

And for those who will continue to fear the dreaded Friday the 13th, the good news is there is only one next year: in August.