All Events

Historical Events on January 13

  • Genoa

    1607

    The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.

  • War of 1812

    1815

    War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.

  • New Orleans

    1830

    The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.

  • Andrew Jackson

    1833

    United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.

  • United States Marine Corps

    1893

    U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.

  • First Indochina War

    1951

    First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.

  • Johnny Cash

    1968

    Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison

  • Food and Drug Administration

    1978

    United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

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