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Today in History: December 13

1266
Rebels holed up inside Kenilworth Castle surrender after 172 days to Henry III, ending one of the longest sieges in medieval English history

1814
General Andrew Jackson announces martial law in New Orleans, Louisiana, as British troops disembark at Lake Borne, 40 miles east of the city. The Battle of New Orleans

1951
After meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, President Harry S Truman vows to purge all disloyal government workers.

1968
President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mexico's President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz meet on a bridge at El Paso, Texas, to officiate at ceremonies returning the long-disputed El Chamizal area to the Mexican side of the border.

1972
Astronaut Gene Cernan climbs into his lunar lander on the moon and prepares to lift off. He is the last man to set foot on the moon.

1973
Great Britain cuts the work week to three days to save energy.

1981
Polish labor leader Lech Walesa is arrested and the government decrees martial law, restricting civil rights and suspending operation of the independent trade union Solidarity.

2003
Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein captured; he is found hiding in near his home town of Tikrit.

2021
1 in a 100 Americans aged over 65 has now died of COVID-19, or 75% of total deaths, according to the CDC


Born on December 13

1948
Ted Nugent, singer, songwriter, musician, actor.

1989
Taylor Swift, multiple award-winning crossover country singer, actress; youngest-ever Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year and youngest artist ever to win an Album of the Year Grammy.

Joke of the Day

Today at the gym I asked a girl what her New Year's resolution was.

She said "frick you."
So I'm pretty excited for 2024.