November 13th, 2009

November 13th in History

2002:
The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.

1982:
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.

1942:
Aviators from the USS Enterprise sink the Japanese heavy cruiser BB- Hiei.

1940:
The animated feature-length film Fantasia is released.

1841:
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnosis.