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13th September

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World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war…

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The Battle of Meligalas took place during the Axis occupation of Greece in Meligalas in southwestern Greece on 13–15 September 1944. Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army…

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American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of…

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Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.

The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the ruling government and…

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Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.

The Cold War was a period of international geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist…

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In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.

Baltimore, also known as Baltimore City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the 30th-most populous U.S. city with a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated…

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Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War – referred to by Americans as the French and Indian War in describing the…

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Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.

The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States. It followed the…

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Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland, and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal union under…

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The Congress of the Confederation sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body of the United States from March 1, 1781,…

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The Battle of Pulang Lupa was an engagement fought on September 13, 1900, during the Philippine–American War, between the forces of Colonel Maximo Abad and Devereux Shields, in which Abad's men…

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American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.

The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve slavery in the United…

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İbrahim Şinasi
1871İbrahim Şinasi

İbrahim Şinasi Efendi was a pioneering Ottoman intellectual, founder of Turkish dramaturgy, author, journalist, translator, playwright, linguist and newspaper editor. He was the…

John Cheke
1557John Cheke

Sir John Cheke was an English classical scholar and statesman. One of the foremost teachers of his age, and the first Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, he…

Mary Brewster Hazelton
1953Mary Brewster Hazelton

Mary Brewster Hazelton was an American portrait painter. She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where she was later an instructor. Among her other…

Lex Marinos
2024Lex Marinos

Alexander Francis Marinos was an Australian actor and television director, radio personality and voice artist. He was most notable for his role as Bruno, in the 1980s television…

Nicolas Oudinot
1847Nicolas Oudinot

Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio, was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is known to have been wounded 34 times in battle, being…

Steve Kilbey
1954
Steve Kilbey
Steven John Kilbey is an English-born Australian singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist for the rock band The Church. He…
Frank Marshall (filmmaker)
1946
Frank Marshall (filmmaker)
Frank Wilton Marshall is an American film producer and director. He often collaborated with his wife, film producer Kathleen Kennedy, with whom he…
Peter Roskam
1961
Peter Roskam
Peter James Roskam is an American politician and lobbyist who is the former U.S. representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, serving…
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
1899
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, born Corneliu Zelinski and commonly known as Corneliu Codreanu, was a fascist Romanian politician, the founder and…
Don Was
1952
Don Was
Don Edward Fagenson, known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, bassist, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary…
Colin Marston
1982
Colin Marston
Colin James Marston is an American record producer and musician residing in New York City. He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of…
Jeff Ross
1965
Jeff Ross
Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer. He is nicknamed the "Roastmaster General" for his insult…
Molly Crabapple
1983
Molly Crabapple
Molly Crabapple is an American artist and writer. She is a contributing editor for Vice and has written for a variety of other outlets, as well as…
13th September in History — World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge