Historical Events for November 13th
| 1789 | Ben Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes” |
| 1865 | PT Barnum’s New American museum opens in Bridgeport CT |
| 1851 | Telegraph connection between London-Paris linked |
| 1895 | 1st shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii |
| 1921 | “Sheik,” starring Rudolph Valentino, is released |
| 1922 | Black Renaissance begins Harlem NY |
| 1927 | The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel |
| linking New Jersey to New York City. | |
| 1937 | NBC forms 1st full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio |
| 1940 | Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” released |
| 1946 | 1st artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mt Greylock, MA |
| 1956 | Supreme Court strikes down segregation of races on public buses |
| 1982 | The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. |
| 1994 | Sweden agrees to join European Union |
| 1997 | “Lion King,” opens at New Amersterdam Theater New York City |
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