Sunday Open Thread: August 13th is Women's Day (In Tunisia)

World History

On August 13, 1521, Imperialist forces under Asshole Cortes captured Tlatoani Cuauhtemoc and conquered Tenochtitlan. On August 13, 1624, The French king Louis XIII appointed Cardinal Richelieu prime minister On August 13, 1898, The Mock Battle for Manila went down On August 13, 1961, East Germany closed the border between east and west Berlin On August 13, 2004, 156 Congolese Tutsi refugees were massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.

US History

On August 13, 1918, Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps On August 13, 1898, Spanish forces surrendered Manila to US forces

Science & Technology

On August 13, 1969, The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine

The Arts

On August 13, 1876, Der Ring des Nibelungen premiered

Misc.

On August 13, 1536, Buddhist monks from Kyoto set fire to 21 Nichiren temples On August 13, 1553, Michael Servetus was arrested for heresy by John Calvin and subsequently burned at the stake

Birthdays of Note

August 13, 1819, Sir George Stokes, mathematician and physicist August 13, 1860, Annie Oakley, August 13, 1926, Fidel Castro, activist and politician August 13, 1930, Don Ho, singer, ukelele player August 13, 1933, Joycelyn Elders, admiral, physician, surgeon general August 13, 1951, Dan Fogelberg, singer, songwriter, guitarist August 13, 1952, Dave Carter, singer, songwriter, guitarist August 13, 1952, Hughie Thomasson, singer, songwriter, guitarist August 13, 1954, Nico Assumpcao, bassist August 13, 1963, Valerie Plame, spook outed as part of cmpaign to lie us into war in Iraq

Deaths of Note

August 13, 1863, Eugene Delacroix, painter and lithographer August 13, 1910, Florence Nightingale, nurse August 13, 1946, H. G. Wells, author August 13, 2003, Ed Townsend, composed and performed "For Your Love" August 13, 2004, Julia Child, cookbook author and TV host August 13, 2009, Les Paul, musician August 13, 2012, Helen Gurley Brown, very cosmopolitan journalist and author

Annie Oakley

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Fidel Castro

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Don Ho

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Dan Fogelberg

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Dave Carter

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Hughie Thomasson

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Nico Assumpcao

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Valerie Plame

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Ed Townsend

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Les Paul

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Bonus: Les Paul

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