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Unforgettable events on December 13 through history
In this video, we'll be taking a look at some unforgettable events that have occurred on December 13 throughout history.
So whether you're looking for something to do on December 13 or just want to know some interesting facts about this date in history, this video is for you!
1577 Francis Drake sets sail from England on an epic three year circumnavigation of the world aboard the 'Pelican' (later renamed the 'Golden Hind’)
1636 The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. Recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.
1759 First music store in America opens (Philadelphia)
1769 Dartmouth College in New Hampshire receives its charter
1774 Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell ride to warn Portsmouth of the approach of British warships
1816 Patent for a dry dock issued to John Adamson, Boston
1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Marye's Heights)
1918 US army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany
1920 Francis G. Pease's interferometer at Mount Wilson Observatory is the first to measure the diameter of a star - the Betelgeuse
1920 League of Nations establishes the International Court of Justice in The Hague
1922 Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps
1928 Clip-on tie designed
1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
1964 In El Paso, Texas, LBJ & Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
1975 1st time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts
1989 "Driving Miss Daisy" directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy is released (Best Picture 1990)
1990 South African President F. W. de Klerk meets with Nelson Mandela to discuss the end of apartheid
1995 US Federal Court votes that Cable companies must carry local stations
2000 American Vice President Al Gore delivers his concession speech effectively ending his hopes of becoming the 43rd President of the United States.
2003 Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit, during Operation Red Dawn by US forces
2017 Online dictionary Merriam-Webster's most searched word of the year is Feminism
2021 1 in a 100 Americans aged over 65 has now died of COVID-19, or 75% of total deaths, according to the CDC
2021 Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, named Time's Person of the Year
2022 Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is arrested in the Bahamas after US files criminal charges against him, including wire fraud and money laundering
2022 US President Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act into law, mandating federal recognition of same-sex marriages in ceremony at the White House
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