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