Thirteen things that happened on the 13th of Mays past.
1637: Cardinal Richelieu invents the table knife; 1787: Eleven ships full of convicts sail for Botany Bay, Australia; 1848: First performance of Finland's national anthem; 1940: Churchill states that he has nothing to offer but "blood, toil, tears & sweat"; 1942: First cross-country helicopter flight; 1950: Diner's Club issues its first credit cards; 1958: Velcro is trademarked; 1965: Rolling Stones record "Satisfaction"; 1967: An octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries; 1981: Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded in St Peter's
Square; 1989: 2,000 students begin a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square; 1992: Final episode of "Night Court" airs; 1992: Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing match on the Howard Stern Show; 1996: O.J. Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict.
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