Event:
In West Virginia, 10 people were hospitalized and 300,000 people have been unable to use tap water for four days since 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, an industrial chemical, leaked into the Elk river
More Notable Events on January 13:
1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People's YMCA song
1967 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
1957 Wham-O Company produces the 1st Frisbee
1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800
1794 Congress changes U.S. flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
