September 13 - The Day in HIstory

September 13 : General Interest 1814: Key pens Star-Spangled Banner On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner."... read more American Revolution 1806 : American sympathizer Charles James Fox dies in Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-sympathizer-charles-james-fox-dies-in-britain Automotive 2004 : Oprah gives away nearly 300 new cars http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oprah-gives-away-nearly-300-new-cars Civil War 1862 : Union troops discover Rebels' Antietam battle plan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-union-discovers-lost-order Cold War 1976 : New book says war with Russia is greatest U.S. threat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-book-says-war-with-russia-is-greatest-us-threat Crime 1971 : Attica prison riot ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/attica-prison-riot-ends Disaster 1989 : Devastating storm heads toward Caribbean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/devastating-storm-heads-toward-caribbean General Interest 1759 : Britain victorious on the Plains of Abraham http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-victorious-on-the-plains-of-abraham 1971 : Massacre at Attica Prison http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/massacre-at-attica-prison 1993 : Israel-Palestine peace accord signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/israel-palestine-peace-accord-signed 1998 : George Wallace dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-wallace-dies Hollywood 1990 : Law & Order debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/law--order-debuts Literary 1916 : Children's author Roald Dahl is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/childrens-author-roald-dahl-is-born Music 1996 : Tupac Shakur dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tupac-shakur-dies Old West 1847 : General Winfield Scott storms the Chapultepec fortress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-winfield-scott-storms-the-chapultepec-fortress Presidential 1980 : President Carter attends Willie Nelson concert at White House http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-carter-attends-willie-nelson-concert-at-white-house Sports 1936 : Bob Feller strikes out 17 at 17 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bob-feller-strikes-out-17-at-17 Vietnam War 1945 : British troops arrive to disarm the Japanese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-troops-arrive-to-disarm-the-japanese 1964 : Attempted coup against Khanh government fails http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/attempted-coup-against-khanh-government-fails 1968 : Large operation begins in the DMZ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/large-operation-begins-in-the-dmz World War I 1914 : Irish nationalist seeks German support http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/irish-nationalist-seeks-german-support World War II 1940 : Italy invades Egypt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-egypt

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