Event:
In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
More Notable Events on December 13:
1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued
1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host
1974 Malta becomes a republic
1961 Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein
