What Happened on Mar 13

Enoch Brooks Signs His Name

Inside the Library of Congress' copy of a rare children's Bible, someone carefully wrote "Enoch Brooks' Book, Princeton, March 13th, 1789" in... Read more

The Last Edition of Jacques Hebert's Le Pere Duchesne is Produced

Le Père Duchesne (Old Man Duchesne or Father Duchesne) was an extreme radical newspaper during the French Revolution, edited by Jacques Hébert, who... Read more

Battle of Fort Anderson

Description: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet took charge of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina on February 25 and initiated his Tidewater... Read more

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1909 Eastern Canadian Hockey Association (ECHA) season lasted from January 2 until March 6. Teams played a twelve game schedule. The Ottawa... Read more

Quebec Bulldogs win Stanley Cup

The 1911–12 NHA season was the third season of the now defunct National Hockey Association. Four teams played 18 games each. The Quebec Bulldogs... Read more

British Launch the Samarrah Offensive

The Samarrah Offensive (March 13 — April 23, 1917) was launched by the British against the Ottomans as part of the Mesopotamian Campaign in World... Read more

Edward R. Murrow and William Shirer Report on Hitler's Anschluss

Murrow gained his first glimpse of fame during the March 1938 Anschluss, in which Adolf Hitler engineered the annexation of Austria by Nazi... Read more

Clydebank Blitz

On 13th March, 1941, 236 Luftwaffe bombers attacked targets in the Clydebank area. These included the shipyards, Dalnottar tank farm and large... Read more

19th Academy Awards

The 19th Academy Awards continued a trend through the late-1940s of the Oscar voters honoring films about contemporary social issues. The Best... Read more

"The Searchers" Is Released

The Searchers is a 1956 epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is the story of Ethan Edwards, a... Read more

Adam Clayton born

Adam Clayton Born: March 13, 1960 Instrument: Bass Guitar Adam ClaytonBorn in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England, Adam Clayton is the eldest son of... Read more

Arlester "Dyke" Christian Dies

Dyke & the Blazers is a former American funk band. The Buffalo band Dyke & the Blazers picked up on the rhythms, bass and organ innovations of... Read more

Bad Religion releases Generator

Generator is the sixth studio album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. Although the album was completed in the spring of 1991, it was not released... Read more

Erzincan Earthquake of 1992

At least 498 people killed, 2,000 injured, some missing; 2,200 houses heavily damaged at Erzincan. Landslides and avalanches blocked a number of... Read more

"Howards End" Is Released

Howards End is a 1992 film adaptation of E.M. Forster's 1910 novel Howards End, a story of class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century England. The... Read more

My Cousin Vinny released

My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American crime comedy film written and produced by Dale Launer, and also directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Joe Pesci,... Read more

Radiohead releases second studio album, "The Bends"

The Bends is the second album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 13 March 1995. The Bends was produced by John Leckie at... Read more

Lights Over Phoenix

In 1997, during my second term as governor of Arizona, I saw something that defied logic and challenged my reality. I witnessed a massive... Read more

"The English Patient" - Season 8 Episode 17 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The English Patient" is the 151st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 17th episode for the 8th season and aired on March 13,... Read more

UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou

UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 13, 1998 in New Orleans, Louisiana.... Read more

The Market Opens 4% Lower On Monday Than It Closed On Friday

One possible cause for the collapse of the NASDAQ (and all dotcoms that collapsed) was the massive, multi-billion dollar sell orders for major... Read more

Jay-Z releases "Guily Until Proven Innocent" single

"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" is the third and final single from rapper Jay-Z's 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It features production by... Read more

South Park Episode 602 - "Asspen"

With their parents stuck in Time Share Hell, our boys are on their own on the slopes of Aspen, circa 1985. Stan gets challenged to a ski race and... Read more

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Tykerb

GlaxoSmithKline plc [NYSE: GSK, LSE: GSK] announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TYKERB® (lapatinib),... Read more

Report that Federal Investigators interview Sam Zell in Blagojevich Case

Tribune Co. chairman Sam Zell was targeted for $25,000 by the Blagojevich campaign last November while the company's Wrigley Field deal was under... Read more