13 decembrie in istorie / December 13 in history

• 2003 American forces capture Sadam Hussen outside of Tikrit
• 2000 Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president
• 1993 Space shuttle STS-61 (Endeavour 5), lands
• 1991 Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconcilliation
• 1990 President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid
• 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
• 1981 Polish government declares martial law, arrests Solidarity activists
• 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued
• 1976 Longest non-stop passenger airflight (Sydney to San Francisco 13h14m) \
• 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R.
• 1974 Malta becomes a republic
• 1966 1st U.S. bombing of Hanoi
• 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
• 1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched
• 1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
• 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
• 1944 Japanese kamikaze crashes into U.S. cruiser Nashville, kills 138
• 1938 Los Angeles freezes at 28 degrees F
• 1934 Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City
• 1928 Clip-on tie designed
• 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City)
• 1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague
• 1918 U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany
• 1916 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol
• 1913 Mona Lisa stolen in Aug 1911 returned to Louvre
• 1903 Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone (NJ)
• 1895 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony \
• 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law
• 1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold
• 1759 1st music store in America opens (Phila)
• 1642 New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
• 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world
• 1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin