December 13 - The Day in History

December 13 : General Interest 2000: Al Gore concedes presidential election Vice President Al Gore reluctantly concedes defeat to Texas Governor George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of legal battles over the recounting of votes in Florida, on this day in 2000... read more American Revolution 1776 : General Charles Lee leaves his troops for Widow White's tavern http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-charles-lee-leaves-his-troops-for-widow-whites-tavern Automotive 2003 : Seattle's Hat 'n' Boots finds a new home http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/seattles-hat-n-boots-finds-a-new-home Civil War 1862 : Rebels repel Yankees at the Battle of Fredericksburg http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-fredericksburg Cold War 1951 : John S. Service dismissed from State Department http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-s-service-dismissed-from-state-department Crime 2000 : Texas Seven prison break http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-seven-prison-break Disaster 1916 : Soldiers perish in avalanche as World War I rages http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soldiers-perish-in-avalanche-as-world-war-i-rages General Interest 1577 : Drake sets out http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/drake-sets-out 1621 : First export of American furs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-export-of-american-furs 1642 : Tasman discovers New Zealand http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tasman-discovers-new-zealand 1937 : The Rape of Nanking http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking 2003 : Saddam Hussein captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saddam-hussein-captured Hollywood 1925 : Dick Van Dyke born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dick-van-dyke-born Literary 1915 : Mystery writer Ross Macdonald is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mystery-writer-ross-macdonald-is-born Music 1980 : Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits goes to #1 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kenny-rogers39-greatest-hits-goes-to-1 Old West 1798 : Joseph Walker born in Tennessee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-walker-born-in-tennessee Presidential 1918 : Wilson arrives in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-arrives-in-france Sports 1983 : Pistons and Nuggets play record-breaking game http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pistons-and-nuggets-play-record-breaking-game Vietnam War 1972 : Peace negotiations in Paris deadlocked http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/peace-negotiations-in-paris-deadlocked 1974 : North Vietnamese commence attack on Phuoc Long Province http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-commence-attack-on-phuoc-long-province World War I 1918 : President Wilson makes first U.S. presidential trip to Europe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-wilson-makes-first-us-presidential-trip-to-europe World War II 1942 : Goebbels complains of Italians' treatment of Jews http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/goebbels-complains-of-italians-treatment-of-jews

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