Today in History

    What happened on the 13th of June in history?

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    • 0323
      BC Alexander the great dies of fever at Babylon
    • 1373
      Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
    • 1611
      John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
    • 1798
      Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
    • 1871
      hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
    • 1886
      King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
    • 1898
      Yukon Territory of Canada organized - Dawson chosen as capital
    • 1900
      China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
    • 1913
      Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
    • 1921
      Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8
    • 1924
      Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers. 3rd forfeit win
    • 1927
      Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
    • 1933
      1st sodium vapor lamps installed Schenectady NY
    • 1933
      Federal Savings & Loan Association authorized
    • 1937
      Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
    • 1944
      Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks
    • 1948
      Babe Ruth's #3 is retired
    • 1963
      Vostok 6 launched Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman cosmonaut
    • 1966
      Miranda vs Az decision-Suspect must be informed of rights
    • 1967
      Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
    • 1971
      NY Times began publishing Pentagon Papers
    • 1977
      Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
    • 1977
      Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark died in NY at 77
    • 1980
      Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
    • 1981
      A teen-ager fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
    • 1982
      Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
    • 1983
      Pioneer 10 is 1st man-made object to leave Solar System
    • 1986
      Benny Goodman the clarinet playing King of Swing died in NY at 77
    • 1986
      Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
    • 1987
      Geraldine Page dies