History of 1913

During the year of 1913 the following events have happened in our world's history.

January 01, 1913 - Post office begins parcel post deliveries
January 08, 1913 - Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager
January 18, 1913 - Captain Robert Falcon Scott reaches South Pole
March 10, 1913 - Harriet Tubman - abolitionist - conductor on Underground RR - dies
March 15, 1913 - Woodrow Wilson holds 1st Pres Press Conference
March 25, 1913 - Great Dayton Flood
April 08, 1913 - 17th Amendment - requiring direct election of senators - ratified
April 29, 1913 - the all-purpose zipper is patented.
May 09, 1913 - 17th amendment providing for election of senators by popular vote
May 10, 1913 - Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
May 31, 1913 - 17th amendment providing popular election of senators
June 13, 1913 - Yanks win 13th game of year after losing 36 games
June 20, 1913 - Bert Daniels set AL mark by getting hit 3 times in a doubleheader
September 10, 1913 - Lincoln Highway opens as 1st paved coast-to-coast highway
October 03, 1913 - Federal Income Tax is signed into law (at 1%)
October 10, 1913 - Pacific & Atl mix as engineers blow Gamboa Dam opening Panama Canal
November 01, 1913 - Knute Rockne leads underdog Notre Dame to 35-13 win over Army
November 17, 1913 - Panama Canal opens
November 18, 1913 - Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop
December 01, 1913 - 1st drive-up gasoline station opens in Pitts
December 08, 1913 - Construction starts on Palace of Fine Arts in SF
December 21, 1913 - 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in NY World
December 23, 1913 - US Federal Reserve system authorized