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The following events occurred in January 1913: ==January 1, 1913 (Wednesday)== *Parcel post was inaugurated in the United States.〔("The Parcel Post Now in Operation" ), ''New York Times'', January 2, 1913〕〔''The American Year Book'', Volume 4 (T. Nelson & Sons, 1914)〕 *Louis Armstrong, as an 11-year-old boy in New Orleans, was arrested by police after firing his stepfather's pistol to celebrate the arrival of the new year. He was sentenced by the juvenile court to 18 months at the Colored Waifs' Home, where his musical talent would be perfected, and he would go on to fame as one of America's greatest jazz artists.〔"Armstrong, Louis", in ''Encyclopedia of African American History'', Leslie Alexander, ed. (ABC-CLIO, 2010) p138〕 *The Council of the Russian Empire adopted a law freeing the last of the Russian serfs. In 1861, the Caucasus had been exempt from the emancipation of serfs there.〔"Frees Last Russian Serfs", ''New York Times'', January 2, 1913〕 *The "Six Powers" (the United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and Japan) agreed to a $125,000,000 loan to China at 6 percent interest.〔"Agree on Loan to China", ''New York Times'', January 2, 1913〕 *Born: Shih Kien, Hong Kong character actor, in Shigang Village, Guangzhou, China (d. 2009) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「January 1913」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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