August 13
1521 - After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochititlan fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the beginning of another.
1792 - French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
1846 - The American flag was raised in Los Angeles for the first time.
1868 - A series of earthquakes killed more than 25,000 in Ecuador and Peru.
1889 - William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for a coin-operated telephone.
1906 - An all-black Army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left one civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. (The entire unit was exonerated in 1972.)
1910 - Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.
1932 - Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out “for all or nothing.”
1942 - Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1960 - The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1.
1961 - The border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked with a barbed wire fence before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
2003 - Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
2004 - TV chef Julia Child died in Montecito, California, two days short of her 92nd birthday.
2011 - Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was to begin.
2017 - In a statement, the White House said President Donald Trump “very strongly” condemned individual hate groups such as “white supremacists, KKK and neo-Nazis;” the statement followed criticism of Trump for blaming the previous day’s deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on “many sides.”
2020 - Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced that they were establishing full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by the U.S.; it required Israel to halt its plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.
2021 - The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan’s south, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. was set to officially end its two-decade war.
Birthdays
23 - Lennon Stella (actress/singer)
32 - DeMarcus Cousins (basketball player)
38 - James Morrison (singer)
40 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
43 - Kathryn Fiore (actress)
46 - Gregory Fitoussi (actor)
55 - Quinn Cummings (actress)
58 - Debi Mazar (actress)
60 - John Slattery (actor)
61 - Dawnn Lewis (actress)
61 - Sam Champion (TV weatherman)
63 - Donny Bonaduce (actor)
67 - Betsy King (golfer)
73 - Bobby Clarke (hockey player)
78 - Kevin Tighe (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1901 - Pitcher Cy Young wins his 300th game.
1921 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees establishes a new major league career home run record with 137.
1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before outfield fences in all major league ballparks.
1979 - The Chicago White Sox host 'Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park; fans go wild destroying disco records and cause so much interference the White Sox are forced to forfeit the second game of their doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers.
1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died at age 63 after a battle with liver cancer.
1996 - Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins announces his retirement.
1996 - Michael Jordan signs a record one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls worth $30.1 million.
1998 - France wins its first World Cup, defeating Brazil 3-0.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th career Olympic gold medal, establishing a new record.
1521 - After a three-month siege, the Aztec capital of Tenochititlan fell to the Spanish conquistadors, marking the end of one empire and the beginning of another.
1792 - French revolutionaries imprisoned the royal family.
1846 - The American flag was raised in Los Angeles for the first time.
1868 - A series of earthquakes killed more than 25,000 in Ecuador and Peru.
1889 - William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut, received a patent for a coin-operated telephone.
1906 - An all-black Army unit was accused of a shooting rampage that left one civilian dead at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. (The entire unit was exonerated in 1972.)
1910 - Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, died in London at age 90.
1932 - Adolf Hitler rejected the post of vice chancellor of Germany, saying he was prepared to hold out “for all or nothing.”
1942 - Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1960 - The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1.
1961 - The border between East and West Berlin was closed and marked with a barbed wire fence before building a wall that would divide the city for the next 28 years.
2003 - Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing.
2004 - TV chef Julia Child died in Montecito, California, two days short of her 92nd birthday.
2011 - Seven people were killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair during a powerful storm just before a concert was to begin.
2017 - In a statement, the White House said President Donald Trump “very strongly” condemned individual hate groups such as “white supremacists, KKK and neo-Nazis;” the statement followed criticism of Trump for blaming the previous day’s deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on “many sides.”
2020 - Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced that they were establishing full diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by the U.S.; it required Israel to halt its plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.
2021 - The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan’s south, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. was set to officially end its two-decade war.
Birthdays
23 - Lennon Stella (actress/singer)
32 - DeMarcus Cousins (basketball player)
38 - James Morrison (singer)
40 - Sebastian Stan (actor)
43 - Kathryn Fiore (actress)
46 - Gregory Fitoussi (actor)
55 - Quinn Cummings (actress)
58 - Debi Mazar (actress)
60 - John Slattery (actor)
61 - Dawnn Lewis (actress)
61 - Sam Champion (TV weatherman)
63 - Donny Bonaduce (actor)
67 - Betsy King (golfer)
73 - Bobby Clarke (hockey player)
78 - Kevin Tighe (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 13
1901 - Pitcher Cy Young wins his 300th game.
1921 - Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees establishes a new major league career home run record with 137.
1949 - Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before outfield fences in all major league ballparks.
1979 - The Chicago White Sox host 'Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park; fans go wild destroying disco records and cause so much interference the White Sox are forced to forfeit the second game of their doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers.
1986 - United States Football League standout Herschel Walker signed to play with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
1995 - Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle died at age 63 after a battle with liver cancer.
1996 - Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins announces his retirement.
1996 - Michael Jordan signs a record one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls worth $30.1 million.
1998 - France wins its first World Cup, defeating Brazil 3-0.
2008 - American swimmer Michael Phelps won his 11th career Olympic gold medal, establishing a new record.
