In a letter to R. B. Fuller Esq., dated 1 August 1913, McCormick described the circumstances that inspired him to write Advance Australia Fair:

According to some scholars, Howard's conception of Conan and the Hyborian Age may have originated in Thomas Bulfinch's The Outline of Mythology ( 1913 ) which inspired Howard to " coalesce into a coherent whole his literary aspirations and the strong physical, autobiographical elements underlying the creation of Conan.

The book was clearly inspired by The Harrovians by Arnold Lunn, published in 1913 and discussed at some length in The Loom of Youth.

Between 1913 and 1916, he composed his Proeven van Stijlkunst ( Experiments in Artistic Style ), inspired mainly by Mondrian's paintings.

In a letter to R. B. Fuller Esq., dated 1 August 1913, McCormick described the circumstances that inspired him to pen the lyrics of his famous song:

Kattwinkel's discovery inspired Professor Hans Reck to lead a team to Olduvai Gorge in 1913.

Circa 1913, his A. C. Gilbert Company also became the makers of Erector Set metal construction toys, which were ' inspired ' by the English-made Meccano sets of which it was a U. S. distributor.

Darwin's work on infant development and child psychology inspired other academics, such as the German psychologist William Preyer and the American James Mark Baldwin, who acknowledged Darwin's influence in his 1913 History of Psychology.

Convinced that successful participation in competition was the best way to market these cars and dissatisfied with their performance, W O — inspired by a paperweight — had a set of aluminium alloy pistons made for the DFP engine and with a tuned camshaft, took several records at Brooklands in 1913 and 1914.

Pierneef held his first solo exhibition in 1913, to great critical acclaim, some even describing his work as that of a genius, which inspired him greatly.

Otlet ’ s idea to design a utopian city dedicated to international institutions was largely inspired by the contemporary publication in 1913 by the Norwegian-American sculptor Hendrik Christian Andersen and the French architect Ernest Hébrard of an impressive series of Beaux-Arts plans for a World Centre of Communication ( 1913 ).

The poem inspired Luigi Russolo to start experimenting with noise music, and is quoted in his Manifesto in 1913, later published in his book The Art of Noises in 1916.

Designed by Captain John Bingle and Captain John Nicholson, both New South Wales residents, it is inspired by the White Ensign of the Royal Navy, the protector and defender of Australia from 1788 to 1913.

Again omitting recent developments, E.T. Leeds' dictum of 1913 has stood unchallenged: `` So far as archaeology is concerned, there is not the least warrant for the second ( shore occupied by ) of these theories ''.

The experimental situation improved dramatically after research by Henry Moseley in 1913.

* 1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.

The form used in the Roman Rite included anointing of seven parts of the body while saying ( in Latin ): " Through this holy unction and His own most tender mercy may the Lord pardon thee whatever sins or faults thou hast committed deliquisti by sight hearing, smell, taste, touch, walking, carnal delectation ", the last phrase corresponding to the part of the body that was touched ; however, in the words of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, " the unction of the loins is generally, if not universally, omitted in English-speaking countries, and it is of course everywhere forbidden in case of women ".

Aston Martin was founded in 1913 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford.

In 1913, two of Berg's Five Songs on Picture Postcard Texts by Peter Altenberg ( 1912 ) were premièred in Vienna, conducted by Schoenberg.

It acquired its present appearance following a remodelling, in 1913, by Sir Aston Webb.

Their equations describing Brownian motion were subsequently verified by the experimental work of Jean Baptiste Perrin in 1913.

* Project Gutenberg's The Balkan Wars: 1912 – 1913, by Jacob Gould Schurman

The US Federal Reserve was created by the U. S. Congress through the passing of The Federal Reserve Act in the Senate and its signing by President Woodrow Wilson on the same day, December 23, 1913.

De Mille found success in the spring of 1913 producing Reckless Age by Lee Wilson.

Woolwich Arsenal's move to North London in 1913 gave Charlton an opportunity to develop, and they became a senior side by joining the Lewisham League.

After the takeover of the Republican government by Yuan Shikai and the failed Second Revolution in 1913, Chiang, like his KMT comrades, divided time between exile in Japan and the havens of the Shanghai International Settlement.

Cordwainer Smith – pronounced CORDwainer – was the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger ( July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966 ) for his science fiction works.

* 1913 – Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.

* 1913 – The Italian Hall Disaster (" 1913 Massacre ") in Calumet, Michigan, results in the death of 73 Christmas party goers held by striking mine workers, including 59 children.

However, by 1913, and more explicitly by 1920, Kraepelin admitted that although there seemed to be a residual cognitive defect in most cases, the prognosis was not as uniformly dire as he had stated in the 1890s.

After the national independence in 1905, publisher Aschehoug ( owned by William Martin Nygaard ) hired librarian Haakon Nyhuus to edit Illustreret norsk konversationsleksikon ( 6 volumes, 1907 – 1913 ), in later editions known as Aschehougs konversasjonsleksikon.

The Italian possession of maritime areas previously claimed by Abyssinia / Ethiopia was formalized in 1889 with the signing of the Treaty of Wuchale with Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia ( r. 1889 – 1913 ) after the defeat of Italy by Ethiopia at the battle of Adua where Italy launched an effort to expand its possessions from Eritrea into the more fertile Abyssinian hinterland.

Films were initially limited to one reel in length ( 13 – 17 minutes ), although competition by independent and foreign producers by 1912 led to the introduction of two-reelers, and by 1913, three-and four-reelers.

Waits wrote the following introduction for the Tompkins Square compilation People Take Warning – Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913 – 1938:

The introduction of cash crops such as cotton, and forcible measures to impel farmers to grow these crops, also impoverished the peasantry in many areas, such as northern Nigeria, contributing to greater vulnerability to famine when severe drought struck in 1913.

translated, with an introduction by Lewis White Beck ( 1913 – 1997 ).

Upon the introduction of Blue Amberols in 1913, the M reproducer was supplanted by the Diamond A reproducer which was capable of playing only celluloid cylinders.

* Strachey, Ray Frances Willard, her life and work-with an introduction by Lady Henry Somerset, New York, Fleming H. Revell ( 1913 )

* 1913 – Pervaise, a prison inmate, agrees to a deal from the Iron Heel to throw a bomb in Congress during Ernest Everhard's introduction of his bill on unemployment relief in return for freedom.

Some of these stamps continued to be used for some time following the introduction in 1913 of the Commonwealth's uniform postage stamp series.

* The Rite of Spring ( 1913 ): see introduction to this article.

A significant advance for cross country racing was the introduction of klister, for good kick in warm snow ; klister was invented and patented in 1913 by Peter Østbye.

In 1913 came the introduction of parcel post delivery, which caused another boom in rural deliveries.

From 1913 to 1932, the tribe gained introduction of bills in Congress to change their name to Cherokee and give federal recognition, but these did not gain approval.

The NAACP lobbied against President Woodrow Wilson's introduction of racial segregation into Federal government employment and offices in 1913.

Not much changed from the 1913 Tour de France, the most important novelty was the introduction of frame numbers.

The growth of Lee was prompted by the introduction of the Union-All work jumpsuit in 1913 and their first overall in 1920.