On this day in history - Today, December, 13

Today in History

• 2003 Saddam Hussein Captured

  Saddam Hussein, the fifth president of Iraq, was found hiding in a camouflaged hole in the ground an

• 2001 Attack on Indian parliament

  The Indian parliament, the Sansad, was attacked by terrorists. 15 people, including the terrorists w

• 1972 Last human landing on the Moon

  Apollo 17 was the last mission of the United States' Apollo lunar landing program. It was also the s

• 1795 Meteorite crashes into Wold Newton in Yorkshire, England.

  Major Edward Topham owned the land where the meteorite crashed. He exhibited it later, and today it

• 1642 First European to Reach New Zealand

  Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer and merchant, reached the coast of South Island in New Zealand, and n