Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 13 [ talk · edit · history ] 1710 – Queen Anne's War : French and Wabanaki forces surrendered to end the Siege of Port Royal , giving the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia . 1812 – War of 1812 : British troops and Mohawk warriors repelled an American invasion from across the Niagara River at the Battle of Queenston Heights near Queenston , Ontario. 1908 – British suffragette Margaret Travers Symons became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons when she escaped from her escort into the chamber and shouted at the assembly. 1994 – The Troubles : In a meeting at Fernhill House , Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire. 2019 – At the Chicago Marathon , Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei (pictured) set the marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.

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