What Happened in 1913

Albert Einstein works on new Theory of Gravity

By 1912 Einstein was hot on the heels of a new theory of gravity that would incorporate his strong equivalence principle. By calling on this... Read more

Wright's Second Trip to Japan; Wright As an "Art Dealer"

Returning to Japan in the spring of 1913, it was clear this time that Wright’s intentions were to spend the full 2-month period solely in the... Read more

Tesla Patents Bladeless Turbine

Tesla's patents state that the device was intended for the use of fluids as motive agents, as distinguished from the application of the same for... Read more

Rabindranath Tagore Becomes the First Asian to be Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which,... Read more

Houdini Begins Performing Upside-Down Straitjacket Escapes

One of Houdini's most popular publicity stunts was to have himself strapped into a regulation straitjacket and suspended by his ankles from a tall... Read more

Henri La Fontaine Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Henri La Fontaine, (22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943) was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau from 1907 to... Read more

Frida Kahlo is Diagnosed with Polio

Frida had three sisters, and though her status as daddy’s favorite set her apart from the others, her affliction with polio beginning in 1913 would... Read more

Fagus Factory Constructed

The Fagus Factory (German: Fagus Fabrik or Fagus Werk) is a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine in Germany, an important example of early... Read more

Al Capone Expelled From School

Al did quite well in school until the sixth grade when his steady record of B's deteriorated rapidly. At fourteen, he lost his temper at the... Read more

Richard Nixon is Born

Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, to Francis A. Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon in a house his father had built in Yorba Linda, California.... Read more

The Sixteenth Amendment is ratified

The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among... Read more

First Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as 28th US President

Woodrow Wilson's First Inaugural Address THERE has been a change of government. It began two years ago, when the House of Representatives... Read more

Harriet Tubman Dies

Before she died on March 10, 1913, she gave her home for the elderly to the Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Tubman was buried with military rites... Read more

Quebec Bulldogs win Stanley Cup

The 1912–13 NHA season was the fourth season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Six teams played 20 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs... Read more

Franklin D. Roosevelt Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Navy

Franklin D. Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Woodrow Wilson in 1913. He served under Secretary of the Navy Josephus... Read more

The Seventeenth Amendment is ratified

The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution was passed by the Senate on June 12, 1911, the House of... Read more

William M. Inge Is Born

Playwright William M. Inge was born in Independence, Kansas on May 3, 1913. Inge wrote several hit plays including Come Back, Little Sheba, Bus... Read more

Leslie Lynch King Jr. (Gerald Ford) is Born

Ford was born as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on July 14, 1913, at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents lived with his paternal... Read more

Helgoland Island Air Disaster

The Helgoland Island Air Disaster occurred on September 9, 1913, and is traditionally considered the first air disaster involving more than ten... Read more

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens is born

The tenth child of Henry and Emma Alexander Owens was named James Cleveland when he was born in Danville, Alabama on September 12, 1913. "J.C.", as... Read more

Stanley Kramer is Born

Stanley Earl Kramer (29 September 1913 – 19 February 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most... Read more

1913 World Series

In the 1913 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Giants four games to one. The A's pitching gave the edge to a... Read more

Senghenydd Explosion

The worst pit-disaster of the 20th century occurred at the Universal, Senghennydd on 14 October 1913. More than 400 men were trapped underground by... Read more

Great Lakes Storm of 1913

Anyone living in the Great Lakes Region for an extended period of time can become all too familiar with the incredible storms, or low pressure... Read more

Gandhi Begins "Great March" to Gain Indian Rights in South Africa

Led at 6.30.a.m. the "great march", consisting of 2,037 men, 127 women and 57 children from Charlestown; addressed marchers halfway between... Read more