Timeline December 1913

Events in December 1913 6

• 1913 – 1990 Mary Martin (1913-1990) American actress and singer, Broadway's first Nellie Forbush, Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp.
• 1913 Mary Martin born in Weatherford Mary Martin is born in Weatherford.
• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt Ostpolitik Chancellor who pursued reconciliation with Eastern Europe and famously knelt at the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial.
• 1913 – 1992 Willy Brandt (1913-1992) Died 8 October 1992, aged 78 Willy Brandt served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974 and pursued a policy of reconciliation with Eastern Europe known as Ostpolitik. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for these efforts. He resigned as chancellor after an aide was exposed as an East German spy.
• 1913 First Crossword Puzzle Published Arthur Wynne's word puzzle appears in the New York World Journalist Arthur Wynne published a diamond-shaped 'word-cross' puzzle in the New York World newspaper, widely credited as the first crossword puzzle. The format quickly became a regular feature and spread to newspapers worldwide. Crosswords went on to become one of the most popular word games of the twentieth century.
• 1913 Federal Reserve Act Signed United States creates its central banking system President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act, establishing the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States. The act created twelve regional reserve banks overseen by a Federal Reserve Board, intended to provide a more stable currency and elastic credit. The system became one of the world's most influential central banks.