July 13

Thursday 13, 1978:

Ford Motor Company President Lee Iacocca is fired by chairman Henry Ford II, ending a long dispute between the men.

Monday 13, 1942:

World War II: German U-Boats sink three more merchant ships in Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Friday 13, 1923:

The Hollywood Sign is officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, Los Angeles. It originally reads "Hollywoodland " but the four last letters are dropped after renovation in 1949.

Sunday 13, 1919:

The British airship R-34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.

Friday 13, 1900:

Boxer Rebellion: In China, Tientsin is retaken by European Allies from the rebelling Boxers.