Today in History

June 13

1839 - Milos Obrenovic, the king of Serbia, abdicates and is succeeded by his son Milan.

1886 - Bavaria’s King Louis II drowns himself.

1944 - Germany launches first V-1 missiles against London.

1956 - The last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for 74 years.

1974 - Army in Republic of Yemen seizes power in bloodless coup. 1982 - King Khalid of Saudi Arabia dies and Crown Prince Fahd becomes the new king.

1993 - Kim Campbell becomes Canada’s first female prime minister.

1994 - Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela sign a free trade pact. 1998 - Nigeria soccer team pulled off a stunning World Cup victory over Spain in Lagos.

2000 - Ras Al Khaimah opens a free-trade zone to boost regional commerce.

2012 - A military court in Tunisia sentences ousted president Zine Al Abidine Bin Ali to 20 years imprisonment in absentia.