This Day in History Dec. 13

Dec. 13

1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around the world
1642 New Zealand discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman
1769 Dartmouth College in New Hampshire received its charter
1774 1st incident of the Revolution-400 attack Fort William & Mary, New Hampshire
1843 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens published, 6,000 copies sold
1861 Battle of Alleghany Summit WV
1862 Battle of Fredericksburg VA (Marye's Heights); South beats North
1864 Battle of Fort McAllister GA
1903 Italo Marcioni patents the ice cream cone (New Jersey)
1918 US army of occupation crosses the Rhine, enters Germany
1918 Woodrow Wilson, becomes 1st to make a foreign visit as President (France)
1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague
1928 Clip-on tie designed
1939 Battle at La Plata - 3 British cruisers vs German Graf Spee
1941 German occupiers forbid National Front & Netherlands Union
1941 U-81 torpedoes British aircraft carrier Ark Royal
1943 150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol
1944 Japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville
1947 Maine Turnpike opens to traffic
1962 Relay 1 communication satellite launched
1964 In El Paso TX, LBJ & Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-M?xico border
1966 1st US bombing of Hanoi
1967 Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II
1974 Malta becomes a republic
1976 Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur
1978 Susan B Anthony dollar, 1st US coin to honor a woman, issued
1991 Both Koreas sign an accord calling for reconciliation

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US submarine USS Bergall and Japanese heavy cruiser Myoko engaged in a brief combat south of French Indochina during in which both vessels sustained damage; Myoko was hit by one torpedo (of six fired) on the aft port side while Bergall was damaged by an 8-inch shell that passed through without detonating.?
Follow the link below for a very interesting read on how both ships make it home.
A tale of two cripples

My great grand father fought in Korea. He was a mechcanic so he fixed alot of veichels.