The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. The Holland Tunnel is a…
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13 November 1002
English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice’s Day massacre The St. Brice’s Day Massacre…
13 November 1947
The Soviet Union completes development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles. The AK-47, which stands for “Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947,” is a…
13 November 1990
In Aramoana, New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people in a massacre before being tracked down and killed by police the next day.
13 November 1901
The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster takes place. The Caister lifeboat disaster of 13 November 1901 occurred off the coast of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It took…
13 November 1887
The ‘Bloody Sunday’ clashes take part in central London. There are several events which are remembered with the name ‘Bloody Sunday,’ perhaps most famously Sunday…
13 November 1990
In Aramoana, near Dunedin in New Zealand, David Gray shoots dead 13 people. On November 13th, 1990, residents of the small seaside town of Aramoana…