WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO DECEMBER 1913
Find out what all happened May to December 1913

Police attack a union rally during the Dublin Lock-out, killing two people and injuring hundreds. (31. August 1913)

The Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippines ends. (15. June 1913)

Death Valley, California, hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), the highest temperature recorded in the United States. (10. July 1913)

The Norwegian football club Vålerenga Fotball was founded. (29. July 1913)

American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913. (25. June 1913)

A major labour dispute, known as the Wheatland Hop Riot, starts in Wheatland, California. (3. August 1913)

Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague. (28. August 1913)

The first day of the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5 million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date. (7. November 1913)

The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. (1. June 1913)

Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. (6. November 1913)

Second Balkan War: Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends. (12. July 1913)

Natives' Land Act in South Africa implemented. (19. June 1913)

Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran. (23. June 1913)

Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness and dies a few days later. (4. June 1913)

Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece. (1. December 1913)

The Italian Hall disaster ("1913 Massacre") in Calumet, Michigan, results in the death of 73 Christmas party goers held by striking mine workers, including 59 children. (24. December 1913)

Nicaragua becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention. (15. December 1913)

Second Balkan War: delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the war. (10. August 1913)

Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World. (21. December 1913)

New York Governor William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. (14. May 1913)

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