TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Oct. 13, 1792

The cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1307

King Philip IV of France ordered the arrests of Knights Templar on charges of heresy.

1775

The United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

1932

President Herbert Hoover and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.

1944

During World War II, American troops entered Aachen, Germany.