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On This Date in History January 13 1974 Highlights
Brief chronicle of notable events dated January 13 across history. Highlights include James Oglethorpe and colonists arriving in Georgia in 1733, Rouen captured in 1419, 1813 war blockade, 1848 Vancouver Island sale, 1915 central Italy quake, 1935 Saar vote, 1962 common market farm policy, and notable 1965 and 1974 events plus birthdays Earl Wheeler and William Simkin.
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Associated Press
James Oglethorpe
Charlestown
South Carolina
Georgia
Rouen
Chesapeake
Delaware Bays
Vancouver Island
Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
Italy
Saar
Germany
France
League of Nations
US Supreme Court
Louisiana
Pacific
Los Angeles
Paris
Golda Meir
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earl Wheeler
William Simkin