December 13 - This 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