10-13-2004, 07:33 AM
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October 13th
1492 ~ Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia.
1609 ~ "Three Blind Mice" published by London teenage songwriter Thomas Ravenscroft.
1817 ~ Birthday of Bahá'u'lláh, prophet founder of the Bahá'í Faith
1822 ~ Brazil becomes formally independent of Portugal.
1870 ~ Death of Robert E. Lee, United States Civil War general (Confederate).
1872 ~ Birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer.
1935 ~ Birthday of Luciano Pavarotti, opera singer.
1968 ~ Summer Olympics open in Mexico City, Mexico.
1997 ~ Death of John Denver, singer.
2000 ~ In Aden, Yemen, the “USS Cole” is badly damaged by two suicide bombers , killing 17 crewmembers and wounding at least 39.
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