Daily Archives: June 13, 2025

Braddock outpoints Baer to win world boxing ring title 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)


Video: 'Max Baer vs Cinderella Man James Braddock (June 13, 1935)'

(Thursday, June 13, 1935, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight tonight in Queens, New York.

Michael Jackson cleared after 14-week child molesting trial 20 years ago this hour (June 13 2005)


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(Monday, June 13, 2005, 2:13 p.m. PDT) — Michael Jackson was acquitted today of all charges against him by a jury that absorbed three months of often lurid testimony about his life and relationships with young boys but rejected a teenager’s claim that Jackson plied him with liquor and sexually molested him. Continue reading Michael Jackson cleared after 14-week child molesting trial 20 years ago this hour (June 13 2005)

‘Becky Sharp,’ first three-strip Technicolor movie, opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)


Video: 'Becky Sharp (1935) Romance, War | Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee | Full Movie | Subtitles'

(Thursday, June 13, 1935, scheduled for 12 noon EDT)Becky Sharp, the first feature film to use the newly developed three-strip Technicolor production throughout, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Becky Sharp,’ first three-strip Technicolor movie, opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)

Viet Cong win Battle of Dong Xoai in South Vietnam 60 years ago today (June 13 1965)


Video: 'Vietnam Documentary: LBJ Goes to War' (June 13, 1965, at 37:38)

(Sunday, June 13, 1965; during the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — The Battle of Dong Xoai, a major battle fought during the National Liberation Front Summer Offensive of 1965 in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, ended today with a Viet Cong victory.