A Concert You Could See: Disney's Fantasia Premieres
On November 13, 1940, Walt Disney's Fantasia premiered in New York — an animated concert film in pioneering stereo sound that flopped first and became a classic.
On November 13
Under the Hudson: The Holland Tunnel Opens
In the early hours of November 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to traffic — the first underwater tunnel built for cars, named for the engineer who never saw it finished.
New York Alki: The Landing That Founded Seattle
On November 13, 1851, the Denny Party stepped ashore at Alki Point from the schooner Exact — the rainy landing now remembered as the founding of Seattle.