On This Day: February 13 — Galileo, Lincoln, and the Fight for New Ideas #OnThisDay #History #SmartHistoryForDumbTimes February 13 marks pivotal moments in the history of science, politics, war, and technology. From Galileo’s arrival in Rome to face the Inquisition for supporting heliocentrism, to Abraham Lincoln’s election being finalized as the United States moved toward Civil War, this date reflects times of tension and transformation. It also includes the fall of Budapest to Soviet forces in