Saturday 13 October 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY (13th October)

Lead Story
White House cornerstone laid, 1792
American Revolution
Continental Congress authorizes first naval force, 1775
Automotive
World's first traveling art museum opens in Virginia, 1953
Civil War
Ohio voters reject Vallandigham, 1863
Cold War
Popular sci-fi film reflects America's ambivalence about nuclear weapons, 1957
Crime
Grand jury dismissed in JonBenet Ramsey murder case, 1999
Disaster
Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground, 2010
General Interest
Continental Navy established, 1775
Sir Isaac Brock saves Canada, 1812
B'nai B'rith founded, 1843
Palestinians hijack German airliner, 1977
Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart stars in Harvey, 1950
Literary
Poet Robert Lowell sentenced to prison, 1943
Music
Singer Charlie Rich protests John Denver's big win at the CMA Awards, 1975
Old West
Texans ratify a state constitution and approve annexation, 1845
Presidential
White House cornerstone is laid, 1792
Sports
American Basketball Association debuts, 1967
Vietnam War
McNamara claims that war is progressing satisfactorily, 1966
Sir Robert Thompson advises President Nixon, 1970
World War I
Poet Charles Sorley killed at Loos, 1915
World War II
Italy declares war on Germany, 1943

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