July 13 - The Day in History

July 13 : General Interest 985: Live Aid concert On July 13, 19s85, at Wembley Stadium in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock concert organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans.. read more American Revolution 1787 : Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enacts-the-northwest-ordinance Automotive 1978 : Henry Ford II fires Lee Iacocca http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/henry-ford-ii-fires-lee-iacocca Civil War 1861 : Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Corrick's Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-corricks-ford Cold War 1948 : Democratic Party platform defends Roosevelt-Truman foreign policies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/democratic-party-platform-defends-roosevelt-truman-foreign-policies Crime 1955 : Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-woman-hanged-for-murder-in-great-britain Disaster 1951 : Record-breaking floods hit Kansas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/record-breaking-floods-hit-kansas General Interest 1793 : Charlotte Corday assassinates Marat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlotte-corday-assassinates-marat 1943 : Largest tank battle in history ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/largest-tank-battle-in-history-ends 1960 : Kennedy nominated for presidency http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-nominated-for-presidency Hollywood 1990 : Ghost opens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ghost-opens Literary 1798 : Wordsworth visits Tintern Abbey http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wordsworth-visits-tintern-abbey Music 1985 : Live Aid is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia and broadcast live throughout the world http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/live-aid-is-held-simultaneously-in-london-and-philadelphia-and-broadcast-live-throughout-the-world Old West 1866 : Construction begins on Fort Phil Kearny http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/construction-begins-on-fort-phil-kearny Presidential 1985 : Reagan's doctors discover possibly cancerous colon polyp http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagans-doctors-discover-possibly-cancerous-colon-polyp Sports 1930 : First World Cup http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-world-cup 2010 : Legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/legendary-new-york-yankees-owner-george-steinbrenner-dies Vietnam War 1968 : Rockefeller announces new peace proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rockefeller-announces-new-peace-proposal 1969 : Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wallace-criticizes-nixons-handling-of-the-war World War I 1914 : Austrian investigation into archduke's assassination concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austrian-investigation-into-archdukes-assassination-concludes World War II 1944 : Soviet General Konev establishes a new western border for the USSR http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-general-konev-establishes-a-new-western-border-for-the-ussr

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