April 13 - The Day in History

April 13 : General Interest 1997: Tiger Woods wins first major On this day in 1997, 21-year-old Tiger Woods wins the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes in Augusta, Georgia... read more American Revolution 1777 : British attack at Bound Brook, New Jersey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-attack-at-bound-brook-new-jersey Automotive 2009 : Baseball All-Star killed in truck accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baseball-all-star-killed-in-truck-accident Civil War 1861 : Fort Sumter surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fort-sumter-surrenders Cold War 1990 : Soviets admit to Katyn Massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-admit-to-katyn-massacre Crime 1984 : Mass murderer Wilder commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-murderer-wilder-commits-suicide Disaster 1360 : Hail kills English troops http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hail-kills-english-troops General Interest 1919 : The Amritsar Massacre http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-amritsar-massacre 1941 : Japan and USSR sign nonaggression pact http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-and-ussr-sign-nonaggression-pact 1970 : Apollo 13 oxygen tank explodes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iapollo-13i-oxygen-tank-explodes Hollywood 1964 : Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar for Lilies of the Field http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sidney-poitier-wins-best-actor-oscar-for-lilies-of-the-field Literary 1909 : Eudora Welty is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eudora-welty-is-born Music 1742 : Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/handels-messiah-premieres-in-dublin Old West 1866 : Butch Cassidy is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/butch-cassidy-is-born Presidential 1743 : Thomas Jefferson is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-jefferson-is-born Sports 1997 : Tiger Woods wins his first Masters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tiger-woods-wins-his-first-masters Vietnam War 1966 : SCLC passes resolution about South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sclc-passes-resolution-about-south-vietnam 1972 : North Vietnamese launch major attack on An Loc http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-launch-major-attack-on-an-loc World War I 1918 : Germans capture Helsinki, Finland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-capture-helsinki-finland World War II 1939 : USS Astoria attempts pre-war reconnaissance http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uss-astoria-attempts-pre-war-reconnaissance 1945 : Hitler bluffs from bunker as Russians advance and atrocities continue http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-bluffs-from-bunker-as-russians-advance-and-atrocities-continue

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