WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO DECEMBER 1913
Find out what all happened July to December 1913

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

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

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

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

The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people. (9. November 1913)

The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System. (23. December 1913)

The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. (1. December 1913)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. (16. August 1913)

First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley. (13. August 1913)

Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors. (3. July 1913)