The Attica Prison Uprising: Forceful Conclusion
On September 13, 1971, New York State Police and correction officers forcibly retook Attica Correctional Facility after Governor Nelson Rockefeller authorized an assault that ended a four-day prison uprising in ...
Walter Reed: The Army Doctor Who Helped Defeat Yellow Fever
On September 13, 1851, Walter Reed—one of America’s most consequential military physicians—was born in Belroi, Gloucester County, Virginia. A remarkable student, he earned his medical degree from the University of ...
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The Storming of Chapultepec Castle
On September 13, 1847, during the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces under Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott stormed Chapultepec Castle, a fortified position that housed Mexico’s military academy and overlooked the western ...
The Birth of Milton S. Hershey
On September 13, 1857, legendary confectioner, industrialist, and philanthropist Milton Snavely Hershey was born on a farm in Derry Township, Pennsylvania. Raised in a modest Mennonite family, Hershey experienced a ...
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The Birth of General of the Armies John J. Pershing
On September 13, 1860, John Joseph Pershing—later General of the Armies—was born near Laclede, Missouri. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1886, he began a ...
Congress Sets the First Presidential Election Timeline
On September 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation, meeting in New York City, adopted the resolution that put the newly ratified U.S. Constitution into operation. The measure established the ...
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Emergency Jump at Salerno
On the night of September 13–14, 1943, as the Salerno beachhead entered its fifth day, the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division carried out an emergency combat drop to reinforce the ...
Alain Locke: The Intellectual Force Behind the Harlem Renaissance
On September 13, 1885, philosopher, educator, critic, and cultural theorist Alain LeRoy Locke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Harvard University, he became the first African American Rhodes ...
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The Death of Commodore John Barry
On September 13, 1803, Commodore John Barry—one of the most important naval figures of the early American republic—died in Philadelphia at the age of 58. Born in County Wexford, Ireland, ...
Born Today: Claudette Colbert, a Golden Age Hollywood Legend
On September 13, 1903, Claudette Colbert was born Émilie “Lily” Claudette Chauchoin in Saint-Mandé, France. After moving to New York City with her family as a child, she began a ...
The Bombardment of Fort McHenry
On the morning of September 13, 1814, during the War of 1812, the British Royal Navy began a roughly twenty-five-hour bombardment of Fort McHenry, Baltimore’s principal harbor defense. Fresh from ...
The Premiere of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
On September 13, 1969, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premiered on CBS as part of the network’s Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. Created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera, ...
Margaret Chase Smith’s Historic Senate Victory
On September 13, 1948, Republican Representative Margaret Chase Smith of Maine won election to the United States Senate, breaking a significant barrier in American political history. After serving four terms ...
The Collision of Henry Bliss and the Dawn of Automotive Safety
On the evening of September 13, 1899, a quiet New York City intersection became the site of a tragic milestone in transportation history. Henry H. Bliss, a Manhattan real-estate dealer, ...
