Wednesday, June 13, 2012

June 13th in History


1415 - Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa. 

1777 - The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in the American colonies to help with their rebellion against the British. 

1789 - Ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. 

1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. 

1923 - The French set a trade barrier between the occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany. 

1927 - For the first time, an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty. 

1940 - Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city. 

1943 - German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured. 

1949 - Bao Dai entered Saigon to rule Vietnam. He had been installed by the French. 

1951 - U.N. troops seized Pyongyang, North Korea. 

1978 - Israelis withdrew the last of their invading forces from Lebanon. 

1981 - At a parade in London a teenager fired six-blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II. 


Famous Birthdays:


40 - Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman General

1786 - Winfield Scott, United States Army General

1865 - William Butler Yeats, Poet

1926 - Paul Lynde, Comedian

1953 - Tim Allen, Comedian

1974 - Steve Gover (Steve-O)

1986 - Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, Actresses

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