Event:
Riots in England continue; Prime Minister David Cameron hires U.S. law enforcement officer Bill Bratton to advise on dealing with gang-related violence
More Notable Events on August 13:
1996 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0
1993 U.S. Court of Appeals rules congress must save all E-Mail
1961 Construction on Berlin Wall begins in East Germany
1951 Great Britain and Iraq sign new oil contract
1937 Japanese attack Shanghai
