January 13 - This day in History

January 13 : General Interest
1128: Pope recognizes Knights Templar

On this day in 1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God... read more


American Revolution
1776 : British raid Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-raid-prudence-island-in-narragansett-bay


Automotive
1962 : Comedian killed in Corvair crash
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/comedian-killed-in-corvair-crash


Civil War
1807 : Union General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-bonaparte-buford-is-born


Cold War
1950 : Soviets boycott United Nations Security Council
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-boycott-united-nations-security-council


Crime
1958 : The Manuel Massacres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-manuel-massacres


Disaster
1982 : Plane crashes into Potomac
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plane-crashes-into-potomac


General Interest
1842 : Sole British soldier escapes Kabul
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sole-british-soldier-escapes-kabul

1864 : Stephen Foster dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-foster-dies

1941 : James Joyce dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-joyce-dies


Hollywood
2008 : Golden Globes curtailed due to writers' strike
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/golden-globes-curtailed-due-to-writers-strike


Literary
1898 : Zola's "J'accuse" letter is printed
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zolas-jaccuse-letter-is-printed


Music
1998 : Georgia Governor Zell Miller proposes writing "The Mozart effect" into law
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/georgia-governor-zell-miller-proposes-writing-quotthe-mozart-effectquot-into-law


Old West
1929 : Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wyatt-earp-dies-in-los-angeles


Presidential
1966 : Johnson appoints first African-American cabinet member
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-appoints-first-african-american-cabinet-member


Sports
1999 : Michael Jordan retires for a second time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/michael-jordan-retires-for-a-second-time


Vietnam War
1962 : First Operation Farm Gate missions flown
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-operation-farm-gate-missions-flown

1972 : Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-announces-additional-troop-withdrawals


World War I
1916 : Battle of Wadi
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-wadi


World War II
1942 : Allies promise prosecution of war criminals
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-promise-prosecution-of-war-criminals