Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
When Nevado del Ruiz erupted on November 13, 1985, melting glaciers unleashed lahars that erased a town in minutes.
On November 13, 1971, Mariner 9 slipped into Mars orbit, then waited out a planet-wide dust storm before unveiling a new Mars.
On November 13, 1940, Fantasia opened in New York wired for Fantasound, the first commercial film built around multichannel sound.
