January 13, 1846 - U.S. General Zachary Taylor takes 4,000 troops to the Texas border in preparation for war with Mexico.

January 13, 1910 - Opera is broadcast live on radio for the first time by the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

January 13, 1919 - The state of California adds its weight to the issue prohibition, as it votes in favor of national prohibition of alcoholic drinks.

January 13, 1928 - In order to receive the first successful public broadcast of TV, three homes in Schenectady, New York receive miniature television sets. The picture on each was only a 1.5 inch square.

 

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January 13, 1929 - Wyatt Earp dies in Los Angeles, almost fifty years after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

January 13, 1937 - It is forbidden for Americans to serve in the Spanish Civil War.

January 13, 1957 - The Wham-O Company begins to produce frisbees.

January 13, 1972 - It is announced by President Nixon that 70,000 troops serving in South Vietnam will leave over a period of three months.

January 13, 1990 - The first African American governor in the U.S. is Douglas Wilder of Virginia.

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