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This Day In History January 13


Pope recognizes Knights Templar British raid Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay Union General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford is born Sole British soldier escapes Kabul Stephen Foster dies Zola's "J'accuse" letter is printed Battle of Wadi Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles Doc Barker is killed by prison guards as he attempts to escape James Joyce dies Allies promise prosecution of war criminals Soviets boycott United Nations Security Council The Manuel Massacres Comedian killed in Corvair crash First Operation Farm Gate missions flown Johnson appoints first African-American cabinet member Nixon announces additional troop withdrawals Plane crashes into Potomac Georgia Governor Zell Miller proposes writing "The Mozart effect" into law Michael Jordan retires for a second time Golden Globes curtailed due to writers? strike
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