What to remember about September 13th…
- 1814 Francis Scott Key watches 25-hour bombardment of Ft. McHenry during War of 1812; writes poem that will become “The Star Spangled Banner“
- 1851 U.S. Amy physician Major Walter Reed is born; his discovery of transmission of Yellw Fever by mosquitos allowed completion of the Panama Canal
- 1862 Union troops discover the Confederate battle plan for Antietam in trash of an evacuated campsite; General McClellan dawdles
- 1922 Hottest day on record when the temperature at Al ‘Aziziyah, Libya reaches 136.0 °F (57.8 °C)
- 1959 USSR reaches on the Moon with unmanned Luna 2 spacecraft
- 1971 Prison riot at Attica, New York ends with 39 dead
- 1993 Representatives of Israel and Palestine meet at the White House and sign “Declaration of Principles”; 1st agreement between the 2 sides towards ending their conflict
- 1996 Hip hop star Tupac Shakur dies in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting
Fort Mchenry Flag at the Smithsonian
