This Day in History On April 13

[FOFOLINA]

1782 Washington, NC, was incorporated as the first town to be named for George Washington.

1861 After 34 hours of bombardment, the Union-held Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederates.

1865 Union forces under Gen. Sherman began their devastating march through Georgia.

1870 The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in New York City.

1941 German troops captured Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

1943 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial.

1945 Vienna fell to Soviet troops.

1960 The first navigational satellite was launched into Earth's orbit.

1961 The U.N. General Assembly condemned South Africa for its policy of apartheid.

1964 Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field."

1972 The first strike in the history of major league baseball ended. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier.

1984 U.S. President Reagan sent emergency military aid to El Salvador without congressional approval.

1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par.


Ok all this is the 2nd addition to the Today in History tell us what you think of it cause there will be a History in Sports,Movies,and Music...if you also want to add your own today in history or anything ,Just add it on here :)

[SpotcheckBilly]

Day 2
April 13
(Apr 13 2002 - 01:03) - Significant sporting events that occurred on April 13 in history:

1914 - The first Federal League game is played in Baltimore with the Terrapins beating Buffalo 3-2 behind Jack Quinn.

1940 - The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to win the Stanley Cup in six games.

1957 - The Boston Celtics capture their first NBA championship as rookie Tommy Heinsohn scores 37 points and grabs 23 rebounds in a 125-123 double overtime victory over the St. Louis Hawks in Game 7.

1970 - Billy Casper wins the Masters with a five-stroke playoff victory over Gene Littler.

1972 - The first player strike in baseball history ends and the season is set to start April 15.

1980 - At age 23, Seve Ballesteros of Spain becomes the youngest to win the Masters, with a four-stroke victory.

1984 - Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos collects the 4,000th hit of his career with a double off Philadelphia's Jerry Koosman in the fourth inning.

1986 - Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters for a record sixth time and at 46 becomes the oldest to win the event.

1991 - Pete Weber wins four games to become the second player in PBA history to win the BPAA U.S. Open twice, this time with a 289-184 victory over Mark Thayer.

1993 - Lee Smith becomes the all-time saves leader as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7. Smith gets the last three outs to register his 358th save, surpassing Jeff Reardon of the Cincinnati Reds.

1997 - Tiger Woods wins the Masters by a record 12 strokes at Augusta National. Closing with a 69, Woods finished at 18-under-par 270, the lowest score ever in the Masters and matching the most under par by anyone in any of the four Grand Slam events.




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[cringeradio]

2000 Metallica, along with E/M Ventures and Creeping Death Music _ all copyright owners of sound recordings and musical compositions created by the veteran hard rock outfit _ jointly file suit against Napster, Inc., the University of Southern California, Yale University, and Indiana University to halt alleged pirating of Metallica music.
2000 Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale collapses without warning after leaving the stage in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Bush had just finished its set when Rossdale blacks out. He is helped backstage by security and given oxygen, but refuses to be taken to a hospital for further treatment.
1999 Sir Elton John and Faith Hill appear as guest performers on "VH1 Divas Live." They join Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Cher, Brandy, LeAnn Rimes, and Mary J. Blige.
1999 Frederic Seaman, a former assistant to John Lennon, is sued by Yoko Ono and Capitol Records over personal effects of the late artist. The suit claims that Seaman launched "an elaborate scheme" to "exploit Lennon's death by stealing priceless personal and sentimental items."
1999 VH1 debuts an Internet radio station, VH1 atWork, with the exclusive live webcast of the "Divas Live" concert. The 24-hour service at www.vh1.com and America Online (keyword: VH1) is the first major branded audio service from MTV Networks.
1986 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: ``Kiss,'' Prince & the Revolution.
1967 The Rolling Stones give their first performance behind the Iron Curtain. Warsaw, Poland's Palace of Culture.


Metallica realy pisst off the fans with this. I dunno if they ever can recover. They can at least put out some new stuff. in 1967, bands put out masterpeices 2 times a year.
Why was elton john on diva;s live? lol the point is too have females on the show.