October 13 - This Day in History

October 13: General Interest
1792: White House cornerstone laid

The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became... read more


American Revolution
1775 : Continental Congress authorizes first naval force
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-congress-authorizes-first-naval-force


Automotive
1953 : World's first traveling art museum opens in Virginia
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-traveling-art-museum-opens-in-virginia


Civil War
1863 : Ohio voters reject Vallandigham
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ohio-voters-reject-vallandigham


Cold War
1957 : Popular sci-fi film reflects America's ambivalence about nuclear weapons
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/popular-sci-fi-film-reflects-americas-ambivalence-about-nuclear-weapons


Crime
1999 : Grand jury dismissed in JonBenet Ramsey murder case
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grand-jury-dismissed-in-jonbenet-ramsey-murder-case


Disaster
2010 : Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chilean-miners-are-rescued-after-69-days-underground


General Interest
1775 : Continental Navy established
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/continental-navy-established

1812 : Sir Isaac Brock saves Canada
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sir-isaac-brock-saves-canada

1843 : B'nai B'rith founded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bnai-brith-founded

1977 : Palestinians hijack German airliner
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/palestinians-hijack-german-airliner


Hollywood
1950 : Jimmy Stewart stars in Harvey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-stewart-stars-in-harvey


Literary
1943 : Poet Robert Lowell sentenced to prison
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-robert-lowell-sentenced-to-prison


Music
1975 : Singer Charlie Rich protests John Denver's big win at the CMA Awards
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/singer-charlie-rich-protests-john-denver39s-big-win-at-the-cma-awards


Old West
1845 : Texans ratify a state constitution and approve annexation
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texans-ratify-a-state-constitution-and-approve-annexation


Presidential
1792 : White House cornerstone is laid
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/white-house-cornerstone-is-laid


Sports
1967 : American Basketball Association debuts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-basketball-association-debuts


Vietnam War
1966 : McNamara claims that war is progressing satisfactorily
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-claims-that-war-is-progressing-satisfactorily

1970 : Sir Robert Thompson advises President Nixon
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sir-robert-thompson-advises-president-nixon


World War I
1915 : Poet Charles Sorley killed at Loos
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-charles-sorley-killed-at-loos


World War II
1943 : Italy declares war on Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-germany