On this day: November 13

POSTED: 08:11 PM PST Nov 12, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 12, 2012 

The "frankfurter" is born, the Holland Tunnel opens to traffic, the Supreme Court integrates Alabama's public buses, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated, and water is found on the moon, all on this day.

OTD November 13 - Leon Leonwood Bean
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1872: Inventor and author Leon Leonwood Bean, an outdoor enthusiast who would found the company L.L.Bean in 1912, is born in Greenwood, Maine.

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