On This Day for November 13 - Terrorist attacks in Paris, St. Augustine is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 13 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY St. Augustine READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 2015 Terrorist attacks in Paris READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2001: On the heels of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan prompted by the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, the army of the anti- Taliban Northern Alliance captured the capital city of Kabul. [Take our quiz about the history of warfare.] 1985: Mount Ruiz in the Cordillera Central of the Andes, in west-central Colombia, erupted twice, burying the town of Armero on the Lagunilla River and killing an estimated 25,000 people. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about mountains.] 1980: Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, a biopic about boxer Jake La Motta, had its world premiere and became an American classic, especially known for the Oscar-winning performance of Robert De Niro. [Test your knowledge of movies.] 1940: The animated film Fantasia had its first public screening, and it became one of Disney 's more controversial works, derided for its portentousness and praised for its stunning visual virtuosity. [Take our Disney quiz.] 1916: During World War I a costly four-month Allied offensive against German positions along the Somme River ended. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War I.] 1850: Robert Louis Stevenson—the Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books who was best known for his novels Treasure Island (1881), Kidnapped (1886), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886), and The Master of Ballantrae (1889)—was born. [Find out if any of Robert Louis Stevenson's works made our list of the 12 novels considered the "greatest book ever written." ] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1969 Gerard Butler Scottish actor 1955 Whoopi Goldberg American actress 354 St. Augustine Christian bishop and theologian 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson British author 1312 Edward III king of England 1969 Ayaan Hirsi Ali Dutch politician SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help