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A bit of September 13th history…
122 - Building begins on Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England
335 - Church of Holy Sepulchre consecrated in Jerusalem
1224 - Francis of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision praying on Mount Verna
1845 - English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the “Faraday Effect”: the influence of a magnetic field on polorized light
1955 - Swiss inventor George de Mestral is granted a patent for what will become known as velcro (pictured)
1969 - “Scooby Doo Where are You” debuts on CBS
1974 - OPEC instructs its Secretary General to “carry out a study of supply and demand in relation to possible production controls”
1989 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
2005 - “Supernatural” debuts on WB; longest running N. American fantasy series
2008 - Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the TX Gulf Coast, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas
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