June 13 - UncleWoody.org - What happened on the day I was born?

Send This Page To A Friend \| Home What happened today in history? Uncle Woody's Almanac for June 13
1996	Members of the Freemen anti-government group surrender to the FBI in Montana, ending an 81-day standoff.
1977	James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., is recaptured after his escape from prison.
1966	The US Supreme Court issues the historic Miranda Decision, requiring suspects to be advised of their rights during arrest.
1956	The British end their occupation of the Suez Canal.
1944	Germany launches V-2 rocket bombs against Britain during WWII.
1927	New Yorkers turn out by the thousands to honor aviator Charles Lindbergh with a ticker-tape parade.
1907	Pennsylvania adopts its state flag.
1898	Canada's Yukon Territory is organized.
1888	The US Department of Labor is created by an act of Congress.
1777	The Marquis de Lafayette lands at Georgetown, SC, to fight for the colonists during the American Revolution.