What Happened on Jul 13
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Pilgrims Catch and Defeat Remaining Pequot, Although Some, Including Chief Sassacus, Escape
In mid-June, John Mason set out from Saybrook with 160 men and 40 Mohegan scouts under Uncas. They caught up with the refugees at Sasqua, a... Read more
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Battle of Corrick's Ford
The Battle of Corrick's Ford took place on July 13, 1861, on the Cheat River in Western Virginia (now the state of West Virginia) as part of the... Read more
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First Battle of Murfreesboro
The First Battle of Murfreesboro was fought on July 13, 1862, in Rutherford County, Tennessee, as part of the American Civil War. On June 10,... Read more
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Barnum's American Museum Destroyed In Massive Fire
Music has ceased forever in Scudder's balcony, not because of rain but of fire. When Barnum's Museum burned, a few days since, one of the few... Read more
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Anne Frank and her Family are Joined by the Pels Family at the Achterhuis
On 13 July, the Franks were joined by the van Pels family: Hermann, Auguste, and 16-year-old Peter, and then in November by Fritz Pfeffer, a... Read more
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Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
The northern attack towards Rava-Ruska commenced on the 13 July 1944. The 1st Ukrainian Front forces easily broke through near Horokhiv. The... Read more
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Hong Kong Flu Pandemic
The most recent influenza pandemic occurred in 1968 with the Hong Kong Flu (H3N2) outbreak, which resulted in nearly 34,000 deaths in the United... Read more
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Grateful Dead Release History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)
History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) is a live album by the Grateful Dead. It offers concert highlights from the Grateful... Read more
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"Breaking Away" Is Released
Breaking Away is a 1979 coming of age film that tells the story of four teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana who have graduated from high school and... Read more
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Live Aid concert event
Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13). The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise... Read more
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"Ghost" is released
Ghost is a 1990 romantic drama film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Tony Goldwyn and Whoopi Goldberg, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and directed... Read more
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MST3K Ep. 307 - "Daddy-O"
(Short: Alphabet Antics) A drag-racing crooner (Dick Contino) investigates his friend's death and becomes a courier for drug dealers. The... Read more
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"The Butcher Boy" Is Released
The book was adapted into a feature film directed by Neil Jordan in 1997. It starred Eamonn Owens as Francie, Stephen Rea as Benny and Fiona Shaw... Read more
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Keane plays first show at the Hope & Anchor pub
Chaplin departed for South Africa in summer 1997 to work as a volunteer during his gap year. Chaplin's early experiences there would later be... Read more
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Mr. Bungle release California
California is the final album by the band Mr. Bungle. Many people are of the opinion that it is by far the band's most accessible, and 'normal'... Read more
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UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall
UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It took place at the Royal Albert Hall in... Read more
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Toronto Blue Jays defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-5
Most of the excitement had been whittled away at Fenway Park last night as the center-field clock neared four hours of baseball. But all it took... Read more
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Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 2-1
When the train headed from Boston to New York last night, bound for the All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium, Daisuke Matsuzaka was not among the many... Read more
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"Roxy Hunter And The Myth Of The Mermaid" Is Released
Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid is a 2008 Nickelodeon Original Movies, and is the third edition to the Roxy Hunter movies, plus a direct... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias releases first round of endorsements for US Senate seat
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today released an initial list of over 60 elected officials who have pledged to support his bid for the... Read more
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Giannoulias' family-owned Broadway Bank files foreclosure suits involving two convicted Chicago bookmakers
They were credit–worthy decisions, and again, it's easy to look back and say if we would have known real estate values would plummet 40%...it's... Read more
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Sonia Sotomayor Begins US Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
In about an hour, the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin the confirmation hearing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s first nominee to... Read more
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George Steinbrenner Dies
George Steinbrenner, who bought a declining Yankees team in 1973, promised to stay out of its daily affairs and then, in an often tumultuous reign,... Read more
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KoRn releases Korn III: Remember Who You Are
Korn III: Remember Who You Are is the ninth studio album by American rock band Korn, released on July 13, 2010. The album was recorded as a... Read more