This Day In History 9/13

How many Friday the 13ths can occur in a single calendar year?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

Which famous composer premiered his Mass in C major on September 13, 1807?

• Franz Schubert

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This author, whose novels include the classic Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, was born today in 1943.

• Margaret Atwood

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Mildred D. Taylor

• Lois Lowery

The failure of the British military to capture what city marked a turning point in the War of 1812 on September 13, 1814?

• Baltimore

• Boston

• New York City

• Savannah

Ambrose Burnside, a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, died on this date in 1881. To this day we use a variation on his name to refer to what?

• Necktie Knot

• Facial Hair Style

• Type of Riding Boot

• Military Maneuver