THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 13
May 13 in history
What happened on May 13: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1846 and 1943, each linked to the map that shows it.
Congress declares war on Mexico, two days after President Polk claims Mexico has “shed American blood upon the American soil” in land both countries claimed.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MAP →
— Axis surrender in Tunisia
13 May 1943 — 250,000 Axis troops surrender in Tunisia — a “Second Stalingrad” in the south.
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