A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on September 13th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On September 13, 1848, a Vermont railroad worker suffered a bizarre injury when a 3-foot metal rod went right through his head and proceeded to land 80 feet away.
On September 13, 1848, a railroad worker was skewered with an iron rod over an inch in diameter.
On September 13, 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia and their commander, Robert E. Lee, suffered a catastrophic blunder when Lee’s battle plans for the upcoming Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg to the Rebels) were found near Frederick, Maryland by Union soldiers.
On September 13, 1977, American automotive giant General Motors made one of the epic blunders of its long business history when it introduced the Oldsmobile Diesel engine, a lame attempt to quickly gain an advantage in the race to improve the miles per gallon performance of its cars in order to compete with more fuel-efficient foreign cars.
On September 13, 1987, two thieves took advantage of a guard being absent from an abandoned Brazilian hospital site to help themselves to whatever they could scavenge.
On September 13, 2019, we “celebrated” another Friday the 13th, the legendary bad luck spooky day, a day so scary an iconic motion picture franchise is based on its name!
Biographical drama fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Silent Twins on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 at 1345 SOM Center Road in Mayfield Heights, Ohio!
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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