History for June 13

History for June 13 - On-This-Day.com
Winfield Scott 1786 - United States Army General, William Butler Yeats 1865 - Poet, dramatist, Ralph Edwards (Ralph Livingstone Edwards) 1913 - Radio and television host, television producer
 

Richard Thomas 1951 - Actor ("The Waltons"), Tim Allen 1953 - Comedian, actor ("Home "), Ally Sheedy 1962 - Actress


1415 - Henry the Navigator, the prince of Portugal, embarked on an expedition to Africa.


1825 - Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400.


1900 - China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Chinese Christians erupted into violence.


1943 - German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured.


1944 - Germany launched 10 of its new V1 rockets against Britain from a position near the Channel coast. Of the 10 rockets only 5 landed in Britain and only one managed to kill (6 people in London).


1951 - U.N. troops seized Pyongyang, North Korea.


1966 - The landmark "Miranda v. Arizona" decision was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision ruled that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights before being questioned by police.


2000 - In Pyongyang, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il welcomed South Korea's President Kim Dae for a three-day summit. It was the first such meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea.