Today is Saturday, April 13, the 103rd day of 2013. There are 262 days left in the year.
837 ― Best view of Halley's Comet in 2,000 years
1598 ― Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots
1668 ― John Dryden, 36, becomes first English poet laureate
1742 ― George Frederick Handel's “Messiah” performed for first time (Dublin)
1924 ― Greek plebiscite for a republic
1933 ― First flight over Mt. Everest (Lord Clydesdale)
1960 ― France becomes fourth nuclear nation exploding an A-Bomb in Sahara
1961 ― U.N. General Assembly condemns South Africa for apartheid
1964 ― Sidney Poitier becomes first black man to win Oscar for best actor
1972 ― First baseball players’ strike ends after 13 days