1913 in the United States

1913
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
See also:

Events from the year 1913 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

January–March

March 4: Woodrow Wilson begins the first of two terms as the 28th U.S. President
Thomas R. Marshall becomes the 28th U.S. Vice President

April–June

July–September

  • July 3 The fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg draws thousands of American Civil War veterans and their families to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
  • July 10 The temperature in Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C) which is the highest recorded in the U.S. (as of 2004).
  • August 3 Strike action by agricultural workers in Wheatland, California, degenerates into the "Wheatland hop riot", one of the first major farm labor confrontations in the state.
  • September 8 The largest commercial office building in the world opens in Saint Louis, Missouri, to great fanfare. The Railroad Exchange building houses 31 acres under one roof, and its central tenant, Famous-Barr Co., becomes the world's largest department store with over 1,500,000 square feet.
  • September 19 Francis Ouimet wins the U.S. Open (golf) championship by five strokes, becoming the first amateur to ever win the event.

October–December

Undated

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Ship Blows Up" (PDF). The New York Times. 1913-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
  2. "Rosa Parks | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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