What generation is 1913? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1913)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1913

  • Rosa Parks (Feb 4, 1913)
  • Richard Nixon (Jan 9, 1913)
  • Gerald Ford (Jul 14, 1913)
  • Jesse Owens (Sep 12, 1913)
  • Vivien Leigh (Nov 5, 1913)
  • Anna Lee (Jan 2, 1913)
  • Vince Lombardi (Jun 11, 1913)
  • Alan Ladd (Sep 3, 1913)
  • Kenneth Spencer (Apr 25, 1913)
  • Red Skelton (Jul 18, 1913)

What Happened in 1913

  1. Jan 16 - British House of Commons accepts Home Rule for Ireland (but the Great War gets in the way of it happening)
  2. Apr 8 - Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing)
  3. May 30 - Treaty of London signed by the Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and the victorious Balkan League (Serbia, Greece, Kingdom of Bulgaria, and Montenegro) bringing an end to the First Balkan War
  4. Jul 12 - 150,000 Ulstermen gather and resolve to resist Irish Home Rule by force of arms; since the British Liberals have promised the Irish nationalists Home Rule, civil war appears imminent
  5. Nov 6 - Mahatma Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners' march in South Africa
  6. Dec 1 - Ford Motor Company institutes world's 1st moving assembly line for the Model T Ford
  7. Dec 11 - "Mona Lisa" recovered 2 years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum

Top Songs 1913

  1. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Chauncy Olcott
  2. Peg o' My Heart - Charles Harrison
  3. The Spaniard Who Blighted My Life - Al Jolson
  4. When I Lost You - Henry Burr
  5. Caboca di Caxanga - Patricio Teixeira
  6. Row! Row! Row! - Ada Jones
  7. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine - Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
  8. Last Night Was the End of the World - Henry Burr
  9. Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra - Chauncy Olcott
  10. Sympathy - Walter Van Brunt & Helen Clark

Popular Movies 1913

  1. Traffic in Souls - Director: Tucker, George Loane. Country: USA.
  2. Fantômas - Director: Feuillade, Louis. Country: France.
  3. Twilight of a Woman's Soul - Director: Bauer, Yevgeni. Country: Russia.
  4. Ingeborg Holm - Director: Sjöström, Victor. Country: Sweden.
  5. The Adventures of Kathlyn - Director: Grandon, Francis J.. Country: USA.
  6. David Copperfield - Director: Bentley, Thomas. Country: UK.
  7. Der Andere - Director: Mack, Max. Country: Germany.
  8. Die Filmprimadonna - Director: Gad, Urban. Country: Germany / Denmark.
  9. Die Insel der Seligen - Director: Reinhardt, Max. Country: Germany.
  10. The Gangsters - Director: Lehrman, Henry. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1913

William Taft
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