A man dressed as a bear was arrested for staging fake car damage to commit insurance fraud
In California's San Bernardino Mountains, Ruben Tamrazian and accomplices filmed a person in a bear costume "damaging" luxury cars to file false insur...
November 13 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
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2001
The Taliban abandoned Kabul as Northern Alliance forces entered Afghanistan's capital
MajorThis marked a major turning point in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan following 9/11. The Taliban had controlled Kabul since 1996, and their rapid retr...
1990
Tim Berners-Lee published a formal proposal for the World Wide Web
MajorWorking at CERN, Berners-Lee released a document titled "WorldWideWeb: Proposal for a HyperText Project" with his colleague Robert Cailliau. This mark...
1985
The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted in Colombia, killing over 23,000 people
The eruption melted the mountain's ice cap, creating massive mudflows (lahars) that buried the town of Armero. Despite volcanologists' warnings hours...
1974
British doctor Ronald Clark O'Bryan poisoned his son with cyanide-laced Pixie Stix on Halloween to collect insurance money
O'Bryan was arrested on this date after an investigation into his son's Halloween death. Known as "The Candy Man," he became one of the most reviled k...
1969
Vice President Spiro Agnew called anti-Vietnam War protesters an 'effete corps of impudent snobs'
This colorful insult became one of the most famous political putdowns in American history. Agnew, known for his alliterative attacks, delivered the li...
1956
The U.S. Supreme Court declared Alabama's bus segregation laws unconstitutional
MajorThis ruling came as a direct result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott that began after Rosa Parks' arrest. The decision effectively ended the year-long bo...
1940
Walt Disney's animated film 'Fantasia' premiered in New York City
MajorThis groundbreaking film combined classical music with animation and introduced stereophonic sound to cinema. Despite initial mixed reviews and financ...
1927
The Holland Tunnel opened to traffic, connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River
MajorThis engineering marvel was the first underwater vehicular tunnel in the United States and the world's longest underwater tunnel at the time. It featu...
1916
British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith resigned after losing support during World War I
Asquith's handling of the war effort had become increasingly criticized, leading to his replacement by David Lloyd George. This marked a crucial turni...
1907
French helicopter pioneer Paul Cornu achieved the first manned helicopter flight
Cornu's twin-rotor helicopter lifted about one foot off the ground for approximately 20 seconds near Lisieux, France. While it was more of a hop than...
1851
The first submarine telegraph cable was laid across the English Channel
MajorThe cable connected Dover, England to Calais, France, marking the first time two countries were connected by underwater telecommunications. Though it...
