Holidays and Observances
Famous Birthdays
- 1989: Taylor Swift - Country Musician
- 1981: Amy Lee - Evanescence
- 1969: Sergei Fedorov - Washington Capitals
- 1967: Jamie Foxx - In Living Color
- 1957: Steve Buscemi - Armageddon
Famous Deaths
Music Chart Toppers
Top Box Office Movies
- 2007: The Golden Compass - Kidman, Daniel Craig
- 2006: Apocalypto - Rudy Youngblood
- 2005: Chronicles of Narnia - Tilda Swinton
- 2004: Ocean's Twelve - George Clooney, Brad Pitt
- 2003: Somethings Gotta Give - Jack Nicholson
- 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection - Patrick Stewart The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
More Days
December 13 2000
2000: 36 Days after Election day, Al Gore concedes as George W. Bush claims the presidency of the United States.
December 13 2003
The 2000s
- 2007: Rupert Murdoch's takes over The Wall Street Journal after his News Corp. bought the parent company, Dow Jones.
- 2002: George W. Bush pulled the United States out of the 1972 Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty that was signed with Russia 30 years before.
The 1990s
- 1996: The United Nations names Kofi Annan as the 7th Secretary General.
The 1500s
- 1577: English navigator Francis Drake set off with five ships for a journey that would send him around the world.
AP Today in History
December 13 Moment of Zen
The Daily Show: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad kisses a Jew (2006)
The Daily Show: Bill Clarey (2005)
The Daily Show: Bill Fight (2001)
The Daily Show: Lil' Smoking Gun (1999)
The Daily Show: Decision handed down (2000)