This Day In History
July 13
Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance Charlotte Corday assassinates Marat Wordsworth visits Tintern Abbey Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Corrick's Ford Construction begins on Fort Phil Kearny Austrian investigation into archduke's assassination concludes First World Cup Largest tank battle in history ends Soviet General Konev establishes a new western border for the USSR Democratic Party platform defends Roosevelt-Truman foreign policies Record-breaking floods hit Kansas Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain Kennedy nominated for presidency Rockefeller announces new peace proposal Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war Henry Ford II fires Lee Iacocca Reagan's doctors discover possibly cancerous colon polyp Live Aid concert Live Aid is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia and broadcast live throughout the world Ghost opens Legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies
Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance Charlotte Corday assassinates Marat Wordsworth visits Tintern Abbey Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Corrick's Ford Construction begins on Fort Phil Kearny Austrian investigation into archduke's assassination concludes First World Cup Largest tank battle in history ends Soviet General Konev establishes a new western border for the USSR Democratic Party platform defends Roosevelt-Truman foreign policies Record-breaking floods hit Kansas Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain Kennedy nominated for presidency Rockefeller announces new peace proposal Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war Henry Ford II fires Lee Iacocca Reagan's doctors discover possibly cancerous colon polyp Live Aid concert Live Aid is held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia and broadcast live throughout the world Ghost opens Legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies
