Illustration: a proper Thirteen Club table, illustrated in the booklet that accompanied the 257th official meeting. Credit: New York Public Library.

Dispelling Superstitions about 13: History of the Thirteen Club

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on September 13, 2013

Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about Captain William Fowler and the Thirteen Club he founded in 1880 to defy superstitions about the number 13... (Read More)

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