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This Day In History: February 13th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1542
Catherine Howard was executed for adultery. She was the fifth wife of England's King Henry VIII.
1935
In Flemington, New Jersey, a jury found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and death of the infant son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. Hauptmann was later executed for the crimes.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
2001
El Savador was hit with an earthquake that measured 6.6 on the Richter Scale. At least 400 people were killed.
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
1635
The Boston Public Latin School was established. It was the first public school building in the United States.
 
Film, Television and Radio
1937
The comic strip "Prince Valiant" appeared for the first time.
1939
Virginia Payne became a new character in NBC’s soap opera, "The Carter’s of Elm Street". She played the part of Mrs. Carter.
1947
"Family Theatre" was heard for the first time on Mutual radio.
2008
Hollywood writers ended a 100-day strike.
Heads of State
 
 
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
 
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1633
  Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before the Inquisition.
1875
Mrs. Edna Kanouse gave birth to America’s first quintuplets. All five of the baby boys died within two weeks.
1889
Norman Coleman became the first U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
1999
A bomb exploded just outside a government-owned bank in southern Kosovo. Nine people were killed.
2000
Charles M. Schulz's last original Sunday "Peanuts" comic strip appeared in newspapers. Schulz had died the day before.
2002
In Alexandria, VA, John Walker Lindh pled innocent to a 10-count federal indictment. He was charged with conspiring to kill Americans and aiding Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.
2002
Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.
2008
Roger Clemens denied having taken performance-enhancing drugs in testimony before Congress.
Politics
1900
The Anglo-German accord of 1899 was ratified by Reichstag, in which Britain renounced rights in Samoa in favor of Germany and the U.S.
1920
The League of Nations recognized the continued neutrality of Switzerland.
1955
Israel acquired 4 of the 7 Dead Sea scrolls.
1984
Konstantin Chernenko was chosen to be general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding the late Yuri Andropov.
1990
In Ottawa, the United States and its European allies forged an agreement with the Soviet Union and East Germany on a two-stage formula to reunite Germany.
Publishing
1741
"The American Magazine," the first magazine in the U.S., was published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 
Religion
 
 
Science
1880
  Thomas Edison observed what became known as the Edison Effect for the first time.
1960
France detonated its first atomic bomb.
1997
Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery brought the Hubble Space Telescope aboard for a tune up. The tune up allowed the telescope to see further into the universe.
Sport
1920
The National Negro Baseball League was organized.
1965
Sixteen-year-old Peggy Fleming won the ladies senior figure skating title at Lake Placid, NY.
Technology
 
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1914
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (known as ASCAP) was formed in New York City. The society was founded to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1985
The Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high of 1297.92 after it topped the 1300 mark earlier in the trading session.
1997
1997 The Dow Jones industrial average passed the 7,000 mark for the first time. The day ended at 7,022.44.
Transport
 
 
War
1945
During World War II, the Soviets captured Budapest, Hungary, from the German army.
1945
During World War II, Allied aircraft began bombing the German city of Dresden.
1971
South Vietnamese troops invaded Laos. They were backed by U.S. air and artillery support.
1991
Hundreds of Iraqis were killed by two laser-guided bombs that destroyed an underground facility in Baghdad. U.S. officials identified the facility as a military installation, but Iraqi officials said it was a bomb shelter.
 
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