History for August 13

History for August 13 - On-This-Day.com
Annie Oakley 1860, Alfred Hitchcock 1899, Ben Hogan 1912 


Fidel Castro 1926 - Cuban leader, Don Ho 1930, Danny Bonaduce 1959 - Actor ("The Partridge Family") 


1521 - Present day Mexico City was captured by Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez from the Aztec Indians. 


1889 - A patent for a coin-operated telephone was issued to William Gray. 


1932 - Adolf Hitler refused to take the post of vice-chancellor of Germany. He said he was going to hold out "for all or nothing." 


1942 - Henry Ford unveiled his "Soybean Car." It was a plastic-bodied car that weighed about 1000 lbs. less than a steel car. 


1942 - Walt Disney's "Bambi" opened at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY. 
Disney movies, music and books 


1959 - In New York, ground was broken on the $320 million Verrazano Narrows Bridge. 


1961 - Berlin was divided by a barbed wire fence to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began. 


1985 - The engagement of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenagger was announced. 


1992 - Woody Allen began legal action to win custody of his three children. A judge ruled against Allen in 1993. 


1994 - It was reported that aspirin not only helps reduce the risk of heart disease, but also helps prevent colon cancer.