History for October 13

History for October 13 - On-This-Day.com:
Molly Pitcher (Mary Hays McCauley) 1744, Rudolf Carl Virchow 1821 - Doctor, pathologist, biogist, Herblock (Herbert Lawrence Block) 1909 - Editorial cartoonist


Lenny Bruce (Leonard Alfred Schneider) 1925 - Comedian, satirist, Margaret Thatcher 1925 - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Paul Simon 1941 - Musician


1775 - The U.S. Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.


1792 - The cornerstone of the Executive Mansion was laid in Washington, DC. The building became known as the White House in 1818.


1812 - American forces were defeated at the Battle of Queenstown Heights. The British victory effectively ended an further U.S. invasion of Canada.


1843 - B'nai B'rith, the Jewish organization, was founded by Henry Jones and eleven others in New York City, NY.


1951 - In Atlanta, GA, a football with a rubber covering was used for the first time. Georgia Tech beat Louisiana State 25-7.


1957 - Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra introduced the Ford Edsel on an hour long special.


1960 - The World Series ended on a home run for the first time. Bill Mazeroski's homerun allowed the Pirates to beat the Yankees.


1992 - A commercial flight record was set by an Air France supersonic jetliner for circling the Earth in 33 hours and one minute.