This day in history for June 13th;
1373 -- Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (world's oldest) signed
1774 -- Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves.
1825 -- Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. Hunt then then sold the rights for $400.
1866 -- House passes 14th Amendment
1886 -- Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC
1888 -- Congress creates the Department of Labor.
1898 -- Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital
1907 -- Lowest temp ever in 48 US states for June, 2øF in Tamarack, Calif
1912 -- Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi
1920 -- The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post.
1922 -- Charlie Osborne started the longest attack on hiccups. He hiccuped over 435 million times before stopping. He died in 1991, 11 months after his hiccups ended.
1927 -- For the first time an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty
1930 -- 22 people killed by hailstones in Siatista, Greece
1933 -- 1st sodium vapor lamps installed (Schenectady NY)
1944 -- Marvin Camras patented the wire recorder.
1955 -- Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans France
1966 -- Supreme Court's Miranda decision; suspect must be informed of rights.
1967 -- Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st black Supreme Court justice.
1981 -- At a parade in London a teen-ager fired six-blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
1983 -- Pioneer 10 becomes 1st man-made object to leave Solar System.
1989 -- U.S. President George Bush exercised his first Presidential veto on a bill dealing with minimum wage.
1990 -- Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya
1992 -- Future U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks "filled with hatred" towards whites.
1996 -- In Montana, the 81-day standoff between the Freemen and the FBI ended when the anti-government group surrendered.
I hope everyone enjoys this day in history!!
MsPriss *PrissieHuggzz* :)
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