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What happened in history on this day: November 13?
On November 13 in ...
- 1775 - American Revolutionary forces capture Montreal.
- 1789 - George Washington, inaugurated as the first president of the United States in April, returns to Washington at the end of his first presidential tour.
- 1839 - First US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in New York.
- 1843 - Mount Rainier in Washington State erupts.
- 1849 - Peter Burnett elected first governor of California.
- 1854 - New Era ship sinks off New Jersey coast with loss of 300.
- 1865 - PT Barnum's New American museum opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- 1865 - US issues first gold certificates.
- 1868 - American Philological Association organizes in New York.
- 1894 - US Treasury sells second issue of $50 million in bonds to restore gold reserve.
- 1909 - 259 miners die in a fire at Saint Paul Mine at Cherry, Illinois, USA.
- 1927 - The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicular tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City, in the USA.
- 1933 - First modern sit-down strike, Hormel meat packers, Austin, Minnesota.
- 1937 - NBC forms first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio.
- 1940 - RKO Radio Pictures world premieres Disney's third animated feature film, Fantasia, at New York's Broadway Theater. The film introduces stereophonic sound to motion pictures via a special sound system called Fantasound. This is Mickey Mouse' feature film debut, in the segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
- 1942 - Minimum draft age in the USA lowered from 21 to 18.
- 1946 - First artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mount Greylock, Massachusetts.
- 1955 - First live US telecast from non-contiguous foreign country-Havana, Cuba.
- 1956 - US Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses.
- 1965 - Cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, on an overnight cruise from Miami, Florida, to the Bahamas, burns and sinks off Bahamas, killing 87 of 545 passengers and crew. A fire broke out in an unoccupied cabin used for storage, quickly destroying the bridge, radio room, and some lifeboats.
- 1969 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew accuses network TV news depths of bias and distortion.
- 1970 - US Vice President Spiro Agnew calls TV executives "impudent snobs".
- 1971 - The American space probe Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet, swinging into its planned trajectory around Mars without a hitch.
- 1979 - Ronald Reagan in New York announces his candidacy for President.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
- 1983 - The first United States cruise missiles arrive at Greenham Common Airbase in England amid protests from peace campaigners.
- 1986 - NASA launches space vehicle S-199.
- 1986 - US violates Iran arms boycott.
- 1997 - Disney's The Lion King musical play opens at the New Amsterdam theater in New York.
- 1998 - (to November 14) U.S. President Bill Clinton orders airstrikes on Iraq, then calls them off at the last minute when Iraq promises once again to "unconditionally" cooperate with UNSCOM.
- 2001 - In the first such act since World War II, U.S. President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts against the United States.
- 2009 - NASA scientists announce that last month's experiment to find water on the Moon was a major success, revealing ice and water vapor in the debris field of smashing a rocket into a crater.
Births on November 13
- 1854 - Birth of George Whitefield Chadwick in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA; composer (Judi Van Winke).
- 1856 - Birth of Louis D Brandeis in Massachusetts, USA; US Supreme Court Justice (1916-39).
- 1882 - Birth of John Lowry in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; New York City builder (Radio City Music Hall).
- 1906 - Birth of Conrad Thibault in Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA; singer (Jacques Fray Music Room).
- 1916 - Birth of Jack Elam in Miami, Arizona, USA; actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Sterling in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (George Kirby - Adventures of Topper).
- 1922 - Birth of Jack Narz in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; TV gameshow host (Dotto, Video Village).
- 1932 - Birth of Richard Mulligan in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Soap, Empty's Nest, Big Bus).
- 1938 - Birth of Jean Seberg in Marshaltown, Iowa, USA; actress (Breathless, Paint Your Wagon).
- 1941 - Birth of Dack Rambo in Delano, California, USA; actor (Guns of Will Sonnett, Dallas).
- 1941 - Birth of Mel Stottlemyre in Washington, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees)/pitching coach (New York Mets).
- 1942 - Birth of Beth Brickell in Camden, Arkansas, USA; actress (Gentle Ben).
- 1943 - Birth of John Paul Hammond in New York City, New York, USA; blues singer ("So Many Roads").
- 1947 - Birth of Joe Mantegna in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (House of Games, Weeds).
- 1948 - Birth of Sheila Frazier in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Gloria - Lazarus Syndrome).
- 1949 - Birth of Whoopi Goldberg [Caryn Johnson] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (The Color Purple, Burglar).
- 1953 - Birth of Tracy Scoggins in Galveston, Texas, USA; actress (The Colbys, Gumshoe Kid).
- 1971 - Birth of John Francis Zingg in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (4 Fun - "Unbelievable Fun Boys").
Deaths on November 13
- 1974 - Karen Silkwood killed in a car crash under suspicious circumstances.
- 1985 - Death of William Pereira, American architect (born 1909).
- 1985 - Death of George Robert Vincent, American sound recording pioneer (born 1898).
- 2005 - Death of Eddie Guerrero, Mexican-American professional wrestler (born 1967).
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