On this day in history
February 13
American
1935Bruno Hauptmann is convicted of kidnapping and murdering the Lindbergh baby after the trial of the century in …
Bruno Hauptmann is convicted of kidnapping and murdering the Lindbergh baby after the trial of the century in New Jersey.
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World
1945Allied bombers begin the firebombing of Dresden, killing some 25,000 people in a firestorm.
Allied bombers begin the firebombing of Dresden, killing some 25,000 people in a firestorm.
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1960France detonates its first atomic bomb in the Algerian Sahara, becoming the fourth nuclear power.
France detonates its first atomic bomb in the Algerian Sahara, becoming the fourth nuclear power.
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1991American bombs destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad, killing more than 400 Iraqi civilians.
American bombs destroy the Amiriyah shelter in Baghdad, killing more than 400 Iraqi civilians.
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