What Happened on Jun 13

Second Battle of Winchester

County: Frederick VA, and City of Winchester General Location: Valley Pike (US 11 at Abrams Creek), Apple Pie Ridge and ``Louisiana Heights'' W... Read more

Lee Requests an Oath of Amnesty

On May 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued a Proclamation of Amnesty and Pardon to persons who had participated in the rebellion against the... Read more

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna Of Russia Is Born

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (Russian: О́льга Алекса́ндровна Рома́нова; Olga Alexandrovna Romanova) (June 13 [O.S. June 1] 1882 –... Read more

Blind Tom Wiggins dies

Tom died at age fifty-nine on June 13, 1908 at Eliza's home in Hoboken. A few days later The New York Times headline read "BLIND TOM, PIANIST, DIES... Read more

"Mabel's Busy Day" (film) is Released

Mabel's Busy Day is a 1914 short starring Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand; the film was also written and directed by Mabel Normand. Mabel... Read more

Japanese Forces Capture Anqing, Setting off Battle of Wuhan

On 13 June, the Japanese made a naval landing that captured Anqing, which signalled the onset of the Battle of Wuhan. On the southern shore of... Read more

"Man Hunt" Is Released

Man Hunt is a 1941 American thriller film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Walter Pidgeon and Joan Bennett. It is based on the 1939 novel Rogue... Read more

Office Of War Information Created

On June 13, 1942, some six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Office of War Information (OWI) was created. In October of that year, the... Read more

Battle of Bloody Gulch

At dawn on June 13, the 101st Airborne was about to attack the German line when it was attacked by tanks and assault guns. Two battalions of the... Read more

First V-1 Flying Bomb Attack on London as Part of Germany's Vergeltungswaffe Offensive

On 12 June 1944, the first V-1 flying bomb attack was carried out on London. A total of 9,251 V-1s were fired at Britain, with the vast majority... Read more

Battle of Villers-Bocage

The Battle of Villers-Bocage took place during the Second World War on 13 June 1944, one week after the Allies landed in Normandy to begin the... Read more

USAAF B-24 Liberator Bomber Crashes into Fairy Loches

On the 13th June 1945 a USAAF B-24H Liberator with 9 crew and 6 US army passengers took off from Prestwick for home, having survived the War. The... Read more

"The Prince and the Showgirl" is released

When Grandduke Charles, the prince-regent of Carpatha, a fictitious Balkan country which could start a European war by switching alliances, visits... Read more

Lolita is Released

Lolita is a 1962 influential comedy-drama film by Stanley Kubrick based on the classic novel of the same title by Vladimir Nabokov. The film stars... Read more

President Lyndon Johnson Appoints Thurgood Marshall, First African-American Supreme Court Member

Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American jurist and the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the... Read more

The New York Times Publishes the Defense Department's Secret History of the Vietnam War

June 13, 1971 The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers - the Defense Department's secret history of the Vietnam War. The... Read more

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble release Texas Flood

Texas Flood is the debut album of American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, released on June 13, 1983 by Epic Records. The... Read more

"Prizzi's Honor" Is Released

Prizzi's Honor is a 1985 black comedy film that tells the story of a mob hit man and hit woman who fall in love with each other, even though they... Read more

Ratt release Invasion of Your Privacy

Invasion of Your Privacy is Ratt's second full length album. Beau Hill, who produced their smash debut album, returned to helm production on this... Read more

"Mona Lisa" Is Released

Mona Lisa is a 1986 British film about a petty criminal who becomes entangled in the dangerous life of a high-class call girl. The movie was... Read more

Nuclear Assault release Survive

Survive is an album by Nuclear Assault released in 1988 on vinyl, compact disc and cassette. As of 2010, it has yet to be reissued on CD, unlike... Read more

MST3K Ep. 402 - "The Giant Gila Monster"

A 30-foot killer lizard is loose in the woods near a bumbling town full of rowdy, dancin', hot-roddin' teens. Read more

Pennywise releases About Time

About Time is the third studio album by Pennywise, released on June 13, 1995. Although the album was not a commercial success, it is widely... Read more

Steve Jones wins the 96th U.S. Open

The 1996 United States Open Golf Championship was the 96th U.S. Open. The event was held from June 13-16, 1996 at Oakland Hills Country Club, South... Read more

FDA Approves Allergan's Tazorac

Tazarotene is a vitamin A derivative, topical retinoid used to slow skin cell growth. It is normal for psoriasis plaques to become very red before... Read more