Happy Birthday, 'Happy Birthday to You!' 13 Odd Facts About the Birthday Song

On October 13th, the "Happy Birthday" song turns turns nineteen plus a hundred. Over the past two centuries the kindergarten class greeting song has morphed into an ode to presidential lust, a symbol of corporate greed, an excuse to celebrate cake, and a beloved holiday anthem for every day of the year. If you were born in 1893, you'd probably look a lot different now too.