December 13th

2003
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit, during Operation Red Dawn by US forces.
Operation Red Dawn
2002
Enlargement of the European Union: The European Union announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members from May 1, 2004.
Enlargement of the European Union
2001
Attack on Indian parliament. The Indian parliament, the Sansad, was attacked by terrorists. 15 people, including the terrorists were killed during the attack.
2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff
2000
George W. Bush accepted presidency 36 days after election. Al Gore, Jr., conceded.
United States presidential election, 2000
1996
Kofi Annan of Ghana chosen to become UN secretary-general.
United Nations Secretary-General selection
1989
South African President F. W. de Klerk met with Nelson Mandela for the first time.
F. W. de Klerk
1981
The Polish government imposed martial law in an attempt to crush the Solidarity movement.
Wojciech Jaruzelski
1978
The U.S. Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, the first U.S. coin honoring a woman.
Susan B. Anthony dollar
1972
Last human landing on the Moon. Apollo 17 was the last mission of the United States' Apollo lunar landing program. It was also the sixth and the last time humans landed on the Moon.
Apollo 17
1966
1st US bombing of Hanoi part of Operation Rolling Thunder during the Vietnam War.
Operation Rolling Thunder
1918
President Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office.
Woodrow Wilson
1795
Meteorite crashes into Wold Newton in Yorkshire, England. Major Edward Topham owned the land where the meteorite crashed. He exhibited it later, and today it is in the Natural History Museum in London.
Wold Cottage meteorite
1774
First incident of American Revolution - 400 attack Ft William and Mary, New Hampshire.
Ethan Allen
1642
New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.
Abel Tasman
1577
Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England on a circumnavigationof the world.
Francis Drake
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