June 13 - The Day in History

June 13 : General Interest 1966: The Miranda rights are established On this day in 1966, the Supreme Court hands down its decision in Miranda v. Arizona, establishing the principle that all criminal suspects must be advised of their rights before interrogation... read more American Revolution 1777 : Lafayette arrives in South Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lafayette-arrives-in-south-carolina Automotive 1895 : First auto race held from Paris-Bordeaux-Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-auto-race-held-from-paris-bordeaux-paris Civil War 1864 : Grant swings toward Petersburg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grant-swings-toward-petersburg Cold War 1971 : "Pentagon Papers" damage credibility of Cold War policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pentagon-papers-damage-credibility-of-cold-war-policy Crime 2006 : Jurors begin deliberations in Susan Polk trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jurors-begin-deliberations-in-susan-polk-trial Disaster 1972 : Hurricane Agnes is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-agnes-is-born General Interest 323 B.C. : Alexander the Great dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bc-alexander-the-great-dies 1381 : Peasant army marches into London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peasant-army-marches-into-london 1967 : Thurgood Marshall appointed to Supreme Court http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thurgood-marshall-appointed-to-supreme-court 1983 : Pioneer 10 departs solar system http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ipioneer-10i-departs-solar-system 1986 : Tutu meets with Botha http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tutu-meets-with-botha Hollywood 1962 : Stanley Kubrick's Lolita released http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stanley-kubricks-lolita-released Literary 1893 : Dorothy Sayers is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dorothy-sayers-is-born Music 1975 : Linda Ronstadt has her first #1 hit on the country-music charts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/linda-ronstadt-has-her-first-1-hit8212on-the-country-music-charts Old West 1805 : Meriwether Lewis reaches the Great Falls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meriwether-lewis-reaches-the-great-falls Presidential 1807 : Thomas Jefferson subpoenaed in Aaron Burr's treason trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-jefferson-subpoenaed-in-aaron-burrs-treason-trial Sports 1905 : Christy Matthewson throws second no-hitter http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/christy-matthewson-throws-second-no-hitter Vietnam War 1971 : The New York Times publishes the "Pentagon Papers" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-new-york-times-publishes-the-pentagon-papers 1973 : Kissinger and Le Duc Tho sign new peace agreement http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kissinger-and-le-duc-tho-sign-new-peace-agreement World War I 1914 : Kaiser Wilhelm concludes meeting with Archduke Franz Ferdinand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kaiser-wilhelm-concludes-meeting-with-archduke-franz-ferdinand World War II 1944 : Germans launch V-1 rocket attack against Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-v-1-rocket-attack-against-britain

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