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Today in History, May 13th:

[Video]Highlights of this day in history: Pope John Paul II shot; English colonists arrive at what becomes Jamestown; Winston Churchill gives his first speech as British prime minister; The U.S. declares war on Mexico; Singer Stevie Wonder born.

Other notable May 13th events include:

1515 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon were officially married, at Greenwich.

1830 – Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.

1848 – First performance of Finland’s national anthem.

1880 – In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.

1912 – The Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) is established in the United Kingdom.

1913 – Igor Sikorsky becomes the first man to pilot a four-engine aircraft.

1959 - redc1c4 was inflicted on his parents and an unsuspecting world.

1972 – Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators cause 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.

1994 – Johnny Carson makes last television appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.

FTFY!