Here are some significant events that happened on March 13 in the history of the United States:
- 1781: The Articles of Confederation were finally ratified by the last state, Maryland, marking the first constitution of the United States.
- 1865: During the Civil War, Union troops captured the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, which was one of the last Confederate strongholds.
- 1901: Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, died in Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 67.
- 1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first fireside chat, a series of radio addresses aimed at calming the public and explaining his policies during the Great Depression.
- 1964: Kitty Genovese was brutally attacked and murdered in Queens, New York, while numerous bystanders reportedly did nothing to help or call the police. The incident became a famous case study in social psychology known as the "bystander effect."
- 1996: Rapper Tupac Shakur released his fourth studio album, "All Eyez on Me," which would become one of the best-selling hip hop albums of all time.
- 2019: The United States grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft began, following two deadly crashes within five months of each other.
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