On August 13
On August 13, 3 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Construction of the Berlin Wall (1961).
On this day
In the early hours of 13 August 1961 the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), with Soviet approval, began sealing the border between East and West Berlin.
On 13 August 1521 the Mexica (Aztec) capital Tenochtitlan fell to a coalition of Spanish conquistadors under Hernán Cortés and tens of thousands of Indigenous allies, above all the Tlaxcalans.
13–17 August 1876Wagner's 'Ring' cycle premieres at BayreuthCulture, arts & philosophy
From 13 to 17 August 1876 Richard Wagner's complete four-opera cycle 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' was performed for the first time, inaugurating the first Bayreuth Festival in a purpose-built theatre, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, designed to…