Here is a list of things which happened on the 13th of August over the years:
Spanish conqueror Hernando Cortez captured present-day Mexico City from the Aztecs. (1521)
Invention of stainless steel by Harry Brearley. (1913)
The first two-way telephone conversation by satellite took place with the help of Echo 1, a balloon satellite. (1960)
Terrorist attack killed 150 Palestinians in Beirut. (1978)
President Ronald Reagan signed a historic package of tax and budget reductions. (1981)
Libya agreed to set up a $2.7 billion fund for families of 270 people killed in the 1988 Pan Am bombing. (2003)
Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area. (2004)
President Bush’s political strategist, Karl Rove, announced his resignation. (2007)