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May 13

4 sourced moments from May 13 in history: Mary, Queen of Scots Is Defeated at the Battle of Langside (1568); Jamestown was founded on May 13, 1607, and nearly failed; Brazil abolishes slavery with the Golden Law (1888), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 13

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1981 History · Modern

Pope John Paul II is shot in St. Peter's Square

A Turkish gunman opened fire on the pope before thousands of pilgrims, then watched as his target survived and forgave him.

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1888 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

Brazil abolishes slavery with the Golden Law

Two short sentences signed by a regent princess made Brazil the last country in the Americas to end slavery.

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1607 History · Modern

Jamestown was founded on May 13, 1607, and nearly failed

The first lasting English colony lost half its 104 settlers in four months, and its fort was thought lost to the river until the 1990s.

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1568 History · War & Conflict

Mary, Queen of Scots Is Defeated at the Battle of Langside

A 45-minute rout near Glasgow shattered Mary's last bid for the Scottish throne and pushed her into a fatal English exile.

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