THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 13

September 13 in history

What happened on September 13: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1921 and 1971, each linked to the map that shows it.

1921 — Battle of Sakarya

23 Aug–13 Sep 1921 — The Greek army attacks Mustafa Kemal’s defenses along the Sakarya river, some eighty kilometres from Ankara. After three weeks it has failed to break through, and it never advances again. The Treaty of Sèvres, signed barely a year earlier, dies here.

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1971 — Lin Biao incident

13 Sep 1971 — A plot against Mao organized by Lin Biao’s son is exposed. During the night, Lin, his wife Ye Qun and their son Lin Liguo are driven from Beidaihe to Shanhaiguan airfield. They leave in a Trident jet, heading north without enough fuel. When Mao is told, he reportedly says, “Let him go.”

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