08-13-2004, 01:33 AM
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August 13th
1521 ~ Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) fell to conquistador Hernán Cortés.
1704 ~ War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim - English and Austrians victorious over French and Bavarians.
1860 ~ Birthday of Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter.
1899 ~ Birthday of Alfred Hitchcock, Director.
1926 ~ Birthday of Fidel Castro, Revolutionary and Politician.
1942 ~ Walt Disney's animated cartoon "Bambi" premiered.
1946 ~ Death of H. G. Wells, Writer.
1948 ~ Birthday of Kathleen Battle, Opera Singer.
1960 ~ Central African Republic & Chad declared independence from France.
1961 ~ The Berlin Wall began to be erected.
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