July 13

The Northwest Territory (much of today's Midwest) is created by US law (1787);  French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat killed (1793); The legendary Hollywood sign is dedicated (1923); Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded (1937); Actor Harrison Ford born (1942); Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (immortalized in the sitcom "Seinfeld") dies (2010)