please enjoy your travel through time on the 13th day of April, with interesting events, births & deaths on this day in history
13th April History Timeline
1700s / the 18th century on the 13th of April
1743 : Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President of the United States was born in Shadwell, Virginia, British America (died in 1826).
1800s / the 19th century on the 13th of April
1870 : The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded. It is also known as the Met. Official website : MetMuseum.org
1900s / the 20th century on the 13th of April
1937 : Col Joye the Australian singer-songwriter was born Colin Frederick Jacobsen in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
1938 : Grey Owl the English-Canadian environmentalist died of from pneumonia aged 49 (born in 1888).
1941 : A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan was signed.
1943 : The Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson’s birth date.
1943 : Alan Jones the Australian rugby coach and radio broadcaster was born in Oakey, Queensland, Australia.
1951 : Peabo Bryson the American soul singer-songwriter was born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
1953 : Project MKUltra mind-control program was launched by CIA director Allen Dulles.
1960 : Transit 1-B, the world’s first satellite navigation system was launched by the United States.
1970 : Apollo 13 Service Module’s oxygen tank exploded onboard causing major damage, and put the crew in great danger on the way to the Moon.
1970 : Ricky Schroder the American actor was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
1975 : Lou Bega the German singer-songwriter was born in Munich, West Germany.
1976 : Forty workers died in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, which was the deadliest accidental disaster in Finland’s modern history.
1997 : Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament. 21-year-old Tiger Woods won the prestigious Masters Tournament by a record 12 strokes in Augusta, Georgia. It was Tiger Woods’ first victory in one of golf’s four major championships; the U.S. Open, the British Open, the PGA Championship, and the Masters, and known as the greatest performance by a professional golfer in more than a century.
Today in History for April 13th by Associated Press
Video features : An explosion crippled Apollo 13 on its way to the Moon, President Thomas Jefferson was born; Pope John Paul II visited a synagogue for the first time, Actor Sydney Poitier achieved an Oscar milestone, and golfer Tiger Woods won the Masters for the first time…
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