On This Day in History July 13, 2018

Historical Events 1772  Captain James Cook begins 2nd voyage aboard the Resolution to the South Seas to search for Terra Australis (Southern continent) 1832  Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft 1930  1st-ever football (soccer) World Cup competition begins in Uruguay 1943  Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 lost by Germany 1966  A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founds the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna movement) in New York City 1985  "Live Aid" concerts held at both Wembley Stadium (London) and John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia) raises over $70 million for African famine relief More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Ernő Rubik 74th Birthday Harrison Ford 76th Birthday Julius Caesar (100 BC - 44 BC) Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821 - 1877) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Cory Monteith (1982 - 2013) More Famous Deaths July 13th: Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close' Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”. Read the Article