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Birthday July 13, 1793 John Clare, the Northamptonshire peasant poet. |
Birthday July 13, 1863 Mary Emma Wooley, educator |
Birthday July 13, 1934 Alexei S. Yeliseyev, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 5, 8, 10). |
Birthday July 13, 1935 Jack Kemp, (R-NY-Rep), right-wing |
Birthday July 13, 1942 Harrison Ford, (Star Wars, Indiana Jones). |
Birthday July 13, 1946 Cheech Marin, comedian (of Cheech and Chong). |
History July 13, 1762 James Bradley 3rd Astronomer Royal dies. |
History July 13, 1787 Congress establishes NW Territory. |
History July 13, 1787 Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60 000 pop |
History July 13, 1787 Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance |
History July 13, 1793 Charlotte Corday assassinates Marat |
History July 13, 1798 Wordsworth visits Tintern Abbey |
History July 13, 1854 US forces shell and burn San Juan del Norte Nicaragua |
History July 13, 1861 Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Corrick's Ford |
History July 13, 1865 Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west" |
History July 13, 1866 Construction begins on Fort Phil Kearny |
History July 13, 1898 SF Ferry Building at foot of Market Street opens |
History July 13, 1914 Austrian investigation into archduke's assassination concludes |
History July 13, 1919 1st lighter-than-air transatlantic flight completed. |
History July 13, 1930 First World Cup |
History July 13, 1934 Babe Ruth hits #700 against Detroit |
History July 13, 1943 Largest tank battle in history ends |
History July 13, 1944 Soviet General Konev establishes a new western border for the USSR |
History July 13, 1948 Democratic Party platform defends Roosevelt-Truman foreign policies |
History July 13, 1951 Record-breaking floods hit Kansas |
History July 13, 1955 Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain |
History July 13, 1960 Kennedy nominated for presidency |
History July 13, 1960 Yankees host 29th All Star game AL lost 6-0 |
History July 13, 1968 Rockefeller announces new peace proposal |
History July 13, 1969 Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war |
History July 13, 1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs beating KC 5-0 |
History July 13, 1977 NYC experiences a 25 hr black-out |
History July 13, 1978 Henry Ford II fires Lee Iacocca |
History July 13, 1984 Sergei Bubka of USSR pole vaults a record 5.89 m. |
History July 13, 1985 Reagan's doctors discover possibly cancerous colon polyp |
History July 13, 1985 Live Aid is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia and broadcast live throughout the world |
History July 13, 1985 Yankees retire Roger Maris (#9) & Elston Howard (#32) uniforms |
History July 13, 1990 Ghost opens |
History July 13, 2010 Legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies |