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- May 13, 1913 (113 years ago)
- •Igor Sikorsky becomes the first man to pilot a four-engine aircraft.
- May 13, 1940 (86 years ago)
- •Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees the Nazi invasion in the Netherlands to Great Britain. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
- May 13, 1958 (68 years ago)
- •The trade mark Velcro is registered.
- May 13, 1980 (46 years ago)
- •An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
- May 13, 1994 (32 years ago)
- •Johnny Carson makes last television appearance on The David Letterman Show.
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