Friday, March 13, 2026

History for March 13

History for March 13 - On-This-Day.com
L. Ron Hubbard 1911
  • 1884 - Standard time was adopted throughout the U.S.
  • 1918 - Women were scheduled to march in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York due to a shortage of men due to wartime.
  • 1951 - The comic strip "Dennis the Menace" appeared for the first time in newspapers across the country.
  • 1957 - Jimmy Hoffa was arrested by the FBI on bribery charges.
  • 1969 - The Apollo 9 astronauts returned to Earth after the conclusion of a mission that included the successful testing of the Lunar Module.
  • 2012 - After 244 years of publication, EncyclopΓ¦dia Britannica announced it would discontinue its print edition.

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