1777 | The Marquis de Lafayette arrives in the American colonies to help in their rebellion against Britain. | |
1863 | Confederate forces on their way to Gettysburg clash with Union troops at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia. | |
1920 | The U.S. Post Office Department rules that children may not be sent by parcel post. | |
1923 | The French set a trade barrier between occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany. | |
1927 | Charles Lindbergh receives the Distinguished Flying Cross and is treated to a ticker-tape parade to celebrate his successful crossing of the Atlantic. | |
1940 | Paris is evacuated as the Germans advance on the city. | |
1943 | German spies land on Long Island, New York, and are soon captured. | |
1944 | The first Germany V-1 buzz-bomb hits London. | |
1949 | Installed by the French, Bao Dai enters Saigon to rule Vietnam. | |
1971 | The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers. | |
1978 | Israelis withdraw the last of their invading forces from Lebanon. | |
1979 | Sioux Indians are awarded $105 million in compensation for the 1877 U.S. seizure of the Black Hills in South Dakota. | |
1983 | Pioneer 10, already in space for 11 years, leaves the solar system. |
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Today in History
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