13 October 1773 Posted on October 13, 2015 by Staff The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier. Famous Words of Inspiration..."America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln — Click here for more from Abraham Lincoln Related posts: 30 June 1905 30 June 1905 25 November 1915 2 August 1939 2 August 1939 12 October 1979 19 October 1935 8 March 1978 5 June 1947 8 March 1978