"While I Strongly Disagree, I Accept It"
On December 13, 2000 — 36 days after the election — Al Gore conceded the presidency to George W. Bush, a day after the Supreme Court's 5–4 decision in Bush v. Gore ended the Florida recount.
On December 13
"It Is Well That War Is So Terrible"
On December 13, 1862, Union troops launched wave after wave of frontal assaults against Confederate defenses at Marye's Heights, in one of the Civil War's most one-sided battles.
A Large Land, Uplifted High: New Zealand's First European Sighting
On December 13, 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight New Zealand, spotting the Southern Alps from 60 miles offshore.