History of June 13

On June 13 the following events have occured in our world's history.

0323 - BC Alexander the great dies of fever at Babylon
1373 - Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
1611 - John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
1798 - Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
1871 - hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
1886 - King Ludwig II of Bavaria drowns
1898 - Yukon Territory of Canada organized - Dawson chosen as capital
1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners & Christians
1913 - Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
1921 - Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8
1924 - Yanks win by forfeit over Tigers. 3rd forfeit win
1927 - Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles A Lindbergh to NYC
1933 - 1st sodium vapor lamps installed Schenectady NY
1933 - Federal Savings & Loan Association authorized
1937 - Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
1944 - Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks
1948 - Babe Ruth's #3 is retired
1963 - Vostok 6 launched Valentina Tereshkova 1st woman cosmonaut
1966 - Miranda vs Az decision-Suspect must be informed of rights
1967 - Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice
1971 - NY Times began publishing Pentagon Papers
1977 - Convicted assassin James Earl Ray recaptured
1977 - Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C Clark died in NY at 77
1980 - Rep John Jenrette Jr (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation
1981 - A teen-ager fired six blanks at Queen Elizabeth II
1982 - Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69
1983 - Pioneer 10 is 1st man-made object to leave Solar System
1986 - Benny Goodman the clarinet playing King of Swing died in NY at 77
1986 - Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
1987 - Geraldine Page dies