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This Day In History: October 13th |
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54 A.D.: The Roman emperor Claudius I died after being poisoned by his wife, Agrippina.
1775: The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.
1792: The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The building became known as the White House in 1818.
1812: American forces were defeated at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. The British victory effectively ended an further U.S. invasion of Canada.
1843: B'nai B'rith, the Jewish organization, was founded by Henry Jones and eleven others in New York City, NY.
1854: The state of Texas ratified a state constitution.
1924: The play "The Guardsman" opened in New York City, NY.
1943: During World War II, Italy signed an armistice with the Allies and declared war on Germany.
1944: American troops entered Aachen, Germany, during World War II.
1944: During World War II, British and Greek advance units landed at Piraeus.
1951: In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7.
1953: An ultrasonic burglar alarm was patented by Samuel Bagno.
1957: Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.
1960: The World Series ended on a home run for the first time. Bill Mazeroski's homerun allowed the Pirates to beat the Yankees.
1962: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opened on Broadway.
1967: The first game of the new American Basketball Association was played.
1977: Four Palestinians hijacked an Lufthansa airliner to Somalia. They demanded the release of members of the Red Army Faction.
1981: Egyptian voters elected Vice President Hosni Mubarak as the new president one week after Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
1984: Jesse Jackson appeared on "Saturday Night Live."
1989: U.S. President George H.W. Bush called for an overthrow of the Panamanian ruler Manuel Antonio Noriega.
1990: Le Duc Tho died at the age of 79. He was a co-founder of the Vietnamese Communist Party.
1992: A commercial flight record was set by an Air France supersonic jetliner for circling the Earth in 33 hours and one minute.
1995: Walt Disney World Resort admitted its 500-millionth guest.
Disney movies, music and books
1998: The National Basketball Association (NBA) canceled regular season games, due to work stoppage, for first time in its 51-year history.
1999: The U.S. Senate rejected the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). |
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