Monday, March 13, 2023

History for March 13

History for March 13 - On-This-Day.com
L. Ron Hubbard 1911
  • 1660 - A statute was passed limiting the sale of slaves in the colony of Virginia.
  • 1781 - Sir William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
  • 1852 - The New York "Lantern" newspaper published the first "Uncle Sam cartoon". It was drawn by Frank Henry Bellew.
  • 1884 - Standard time was adopted throughout the U.S.
  • 1918 - Women were scheduled to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York due to a shortage of men due to wartime.
  • 1942 - Julia Flikke of the Nurse Corps became the first woman colonel in the U.S. Army.
  • 1957 - Jimmy Hoffa was arrested by the FBI on bribery charges.

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