June 13 in History
What happened on June 13 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on june 13 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on june 13 in history.
?>1983
Pioneer 10, already in space for 11 years, leaves the solar system.
1979
Sioux Indians are awarded $105 million in compensation for the 1877 U.S. seizure of the Black Hills in South Dakota.
1978
Israelis withdraw the last of their invading forces from Lebanon.
1971
The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers.
1949
Installed by the French, Bao Dai enters Saigon to rule Vietnam.
1944
The first German V-1 buzz-bomb hits London.
1943
German spies land on Long Island, New York, and are soon captured.
1940
Paris is evacuated as the Germans advance on the city.
1923
The French set a trade barrier between occupied Ruhr and the rest of Germany.
1920
The U.S. Post Office Department rules that children may not be sent by parcel post.
1863
Confederate forces on their way to Gettysburg clash with Union troops at the Second Battle of Winchester, Virginia.
1777
The Marquis de Lafayette arrives in the American colonies to help in their rebellion against Britain.