June 13th, 2004

June 13th 2004 in History

People who died on June 13, 2004

June 13th in History

1966:
The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

1952:
Catalina affair, a Swedish Douglas DC-3 was shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

1934:
Adolf Hitler and Mussolini meet in Venice, Italy; Mussolini later describes the German dictator as "a silly little monkey".

1805:
Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.

1777:
American Revolutionary War: Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.