The Movie Timeline - here's looking at movies, kid
Movie events on the 13th April
Rebecca Rolfe, formerly Pocahontas, dies of an illness. (England) (The New World)
After Union Spies stole the locomotive, "The General", Johnnie Gray retaliates by stealing "The General" back. Johnnie returns the locomotive to the Confederates and burns the Rock River Bridge, cutting the Union supply lines. General Thatcher seizes the opportunity for a counter offensive and drives the Union forces back. Johnnie Gray is given a field commission for his heroic act. (The Rock River Bridge near Big Shanty) (The General)
Jack Dawson dines with Rose Dewitt Bukater. (Titanic)
William Ludlow laments his inability to properly raise his sons, saying he is better suited to leading soldiers. (Ludlow Homestead, Montana) (Legends of the Fall)
Captain Spaulding born. (House of 1000 Corpses)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, 90 British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on a peaceful religious gathering of Sikh men, women and children. The firing lasted for 10 to 15 minutes, until they ran out of ammunition. (Amritsar, India) (Rang De Basanti)
Kate Mosley is born. (Picture Perfect)
10:06pm EST - "Houston, we have a problem..." - the Apollo 13 spacecraft starts losing oxygen in space. (Apollo 13)
Randal Graves calls the cops on Jay and Silent Bob while they are standing in front of RST video; Shannon Hamilton screws Tricia Jones in a very uncomfortable place. (Mallrats)
War between the Chinese and British is averted by a joint covert op between MI6 & Chinese secret service exposes the existence of a "stealth ship," which had been playing both sides against the other. (South China Sea) (Tomorrow Never Dies)
Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Eduardo Saverin form Thefacebook.com LLC, a partnership. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) (The Social Network)
Rachael Anne Carmichael's passport is issued. (Ottawa, Canada) (Unknown)
The Smurfs arrive and meet Grace and Pat Winslow. (New York City, New York) (The Smurfs)
Olive and Brandon clean the school during detention. (Ojai, California) (Easy A)
Rachael Anne Carmichael's passport expires. (Unknown)