Timeline March 1913

Events in March 1913 9

• 1822 – 1913 Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) Died 10 March 1913, aged around 91 Tubman escaped slavery in Maryland and made repeated trips south on the Underground Railroad to guide other enslaved people to freedom. During the Civil War she served the Union Army as a scout and nurse, and later became a leading voice for women's suffrage. She died in Auburn, New York, where she had lived for decades.
• 1837 – 1913 J. P. Morgan (1837-1913) Died 31 March 1913, aged 75 Morgan built J.P. Morgan & Co. into the dominant American banking house of the era and financed the creation of US Steel, General Electric, and other major corporations. He personally organized a bailout of the US Treasury in 1895 and helped stem the Panic of 1907. He died in Rome while travelling in Europe.
• 1845 – 1913 George I of Greece (1845-1913) Died 18 March 1913, aged 67 King George I was shot and killed in Thessaloniki shortly after Greek forces had captured the city during the First Balkan War. He had reigned since 1863 and was the longest-serving monarch in modern Greek history. His son succeeded him as Constantine I.
• 1909 – 1913 Taft presidency 27th President — 1909 to 1913 William Howard Taft served as the 27th President from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1913. He prosecuted more antitrust cases than Roosevelt and established the Department of Labor. He later became Chief Justice.
• 1913 – 1994 Ralph Ellison (1913-1994) Died 16 April 1994, aged 80 Ralph Ellison, the American novelist whose Invisible Man is considered a landmark of 20th-century literature, died of pancreatic cancer in New York City. The novel remains a foundational text on race and identity in America.
• 1913 – 1952 John Garfield (1913-1952) American actor, a rebel hero of 1940s film whose career was cut short by the Hollywood blacklist.
• 1913 John Garfield born in New York John Garfield is born in New York.
• 1913 – 1921 Wilson presidency 28th President — 1913 to 1921 Woodrow Wilson served as the 28th President from March 5, 1913 to March 4, 1921. He led the US into WWI, proposed the Fourteen Points peace plan, and founded the League of Nations (though the US never joined).
• 1913 Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated as US President Democrat takes office after defeating Taft and Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as the 28th President of the United States. His election followed a split in the Republican vote between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt. Wilson's first term brought the Federal Reserve, antitrust reform, and the income tax amendment into force.