WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1913
Find out what all happened April to December 1913

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

First Balkan War: the Treaty of London (1913), is signed ending the war. Albania becomes an independent nation. (30. May 1913)

The Nevill Ground's pavilion is destroyed in a suffragette arson attack becoming the only cricket ground to be attacked by suffragettes. (11. April 1913)

The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the southern hemisphere and in Latin America, begins operation. (1. December 1913)

Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary. (16. 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)

Otto Witte, an acrobat, is purportedly crowned King of Albania. (13. August 1913)

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

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

Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States. (31. October 1913)

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

President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913. (4. July 1913)

The Indianapolis Street Car Strike and subsequent riot begins. (31. October 1913)

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

The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened. (24. April 1913)

Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael France to Bizerte, Tunisia). (23. September 1913)

The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law. (8. April 1913)

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

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

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