September 13 is the 265th day in the year. There are 109 days remaining.
On September 13, 1814, during the War of 1812, the British bombed Fort McHenry at Baltimore Harbor for 25 hours. The sight of Fort McHenry's flag and the British withdrawing from Baltimore the next morning inspires young lawyer Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.
122 – construction on Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England began 1501- Michelangelo begins work on his Statue of David, a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. It was completed in 1504 and is on display in the Louvre in Paris.
1789 First loan to U.S . government (from NYC banks) 1845 English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the ' Faraday effect', the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light.
1847 American-Mexican war: U.S. General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 1849 first U.S. recorded prize fight fatality (Tom McCoy) 1861 first naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate 'Colorado' sinks privateer 'Judah' off Pensacola, Fla 1899 First Recorded Automobile Fatality in the U.S. takes place Henry H. Bliss was struck by a taxi cab while crossing the street in New York City. He died the next day due to his injuries.
1927 NY Yankees clinch AL pennant after 5-3 win over Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium; Babe Ruth hits HR #52 en route to MLB record 60 1932 NY Yankees clinch their 7th AL pennant 1933 A Woman is Elected to New Zealand Parliament for the first time Elizabeth McCombs won the by-elections for the parliamentary seat of Lyttelton, which was held by her husband before he died in August 1933. New Zealand extended suffrage to women in 1893.
1940 Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs 1942 Battle of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane reaches peak intensity as a Category 4 storm, goes on to kill 300-400 along the US
East Coast
1948 Margaret Chase Smith, American politician (R-Me) elected senator, first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress 1953 Pitcher Bob Trice becomes the first Black player for Philadelphia Athletics 1959 U.S. National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, N.Y.: Australian Neale Fraser wins first of 2 straight US singles titles; beats Alex Olmedo of Peru 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 1961 Unmanned Mercury- Atlas 4 launched into Earth orbit 1965 – The Beatles release ‘Yesterday’ just Paul, with a strings arranged by George Martin.
1974 French Ambassador is Kidnapped in the Hague Three members of the Japanese Red Army (JRA), a communist militant group that was formed in Lebanon, stormed the French Embassy in the Hague and took 10 hostages, including the French Ambassador. The siege ended after the militants’ demands for a release of another JRA member, cash, and a plane was met.