This Day in History: December 13, 2024
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1642
New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.
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1918
President Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office.
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1978
The U.S. Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, the first U.S. coin honoring a woman.
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1981
The Polish government imposed martial law in an attempt to crush the Solidarity movement.
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1989
South African President F. W. de Klerk met with Nelson Mandela for the first time.
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1996
Kofi Annan of Ghana chosen to become UN secretary-general.
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2000
George W. Bush accepted presidency 36 days after election; Al Gore, Jr., conceded.
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2003
American forces captured Saddam Hussein who was hiding in a hole near his hometown of Tikrit.
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