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 - HMS Ark
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Royal Navy

1941: During World War II, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by the German submarine U-81 and sinks the following day.

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