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The following events occurred in July 1913: ==July 1, 1913 (Tuesday)== *More than fifty thousand (53,407)〔David W. Blight, ''Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory'' (Harvard University Press, 2001) pp6-15〕 surviving veterans of the Union and Confederate armies assembled at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to set up tents and to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.〔"Old Soldiers Defy Gettysburg Heat", ''New York Times'', July 2, 1913〕 Eight of the aged veterans had died by the time President Wilson's speech to the gathering.〔"Gettysburg Cold to Wilson's Speech", ''New York Times'', July 5, 1913〕 The reunion ended on July 6.〔"Gettysburg Camp Closed", ''New York Times'', July 7, 1913〕〔"Record of Current Events", ''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (July 1913), pp36-39〕 *Vilhjalmur Stefansson set off from Seattle for a three and a half year exploration of the area between Alaska and the North Pole.〔"Stefansson Off for Nome", ''New York Times'', July 2, 1913〕 *American jewelers began the use of the metric carat as the standard for weighing of gemstones and pearls, with a carat being equal to 200 milligrams. The unit was slightly less than the English carat of 205.3035 milligrams.〔"Everyday Uses of the Metric System", by Fred Telford, in ''Popular Mechanics'' (December 1913) p845〕 *The city of Millville, Florida was incorporated.〔J. D. Weeks, ''Postcard History Series: Panama City'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2005) p7〕 *Died: Henri Rochefort, 82, French journalist and activist 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「July 1913」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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