Page 5: Historical Events In June - 02
Friday, 13 February 2026
1913 1st strike settlement mediated by US Dept of Labor-RR clerks 

1913 Barbara Pym, romantic author (Very Private Eye) 

1914 Glenn Curtiss flies his Langley Aerodrome. 

1915 Lester del Rey, US, sci-fi author (Moon Trilogy, Marooned on Mars). 

1916 German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux. 

1917 In this year, Capt. William Avery Bishop Cdn. (Royal Flying Corps.) claims the Victoria Cross for service over France. 

1917 Max Showalter, Caldwell Ks, actor/composer (Stockard Channing Show) 

1919 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg (Cornhuskers) 

1920 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill (Beyond the Horizon). 

1920 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist. 

1921 Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman). 

1922 Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1700 chances 

1922 Charlie Sifford, American go. 

1923 Del Simmons, rocker (Capt Beefheart). 

1924 The U.S. Congress grants citizenship to all American Indians 

1924 Snyder Act: US citizenship granted to all American Indians 

1925 In this year, NY Yankee Lou Gehrig starts his 2130 consecutive game streak. 

1926 Milo O'Shea, Dublin Ireland, actor (Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet). 

1927 Andre Vandernoot, Flemish conductor (Royal Flemish Opera) 

1927 Eduard GHH Cuypers, architect (De Hooge Vuursche), dies at 67. 

1928 Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft. 

1928 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher. 

1929 Alcides Lanza, composer 

1929 Charles Coventry, cricketer (13 runs in 2 Tests Eng v S Af 1889), dies. 

1930 Sarah Dickson is recorded as becoming inaugural woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati. 

1930 The inaugural baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal 

1930 Sarah Dickson is recorded as becoming 1st woman Presbyterian elder in US, Cincinnati. 

1930 Charles Pete Conrad Jr, Phila, USN/astro (Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2). 

1931 Larry Jackson, baseball player. 

1932 Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres. 

1932 Barry Levinson, Baltimore MD, director (Rainman). 

1933 WNJ-AM in Newark NJ goes off the air. 

1933 FDR authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 

1933 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orch leader (Tony Orlando, Marie). 

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