January 13 - The 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 1939 : Doc Barker is killed by prison guards as he attempts to escape http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doc-barker-is-killed-by-prison-guards-as-he-attempts-to-escape 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