On this day in history
October 13
American
1775The Continental Congress authorizes two armed vessels, founding the United States Navy.
The Continental Congress authorizes two armed vessels, founding the United States Navy.
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1792The cornerstone is laid for the presidential mansion in Washington, the building that will become the White Ho…
The cornerstone is laid for the presidential mansion in Washington, the building that will become the White House.
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World
1307King Philip IV of France orders the mass arrest of the Knights Templar, seizing their wealth and dooming the o…
King Philip IV of France orders the mass arrest of the Knights Templar, seizing their wealth and dooming the order; the origin of Friday the 13th superstition.
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2010All 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters underground for 69 days are winched to the surface alive in a rescue …
All 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters underground for 69 days are winched to the surface alive in a rescue watched around the world.
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2016Bob Dylan is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first songwriter to receive it.
Bob Dylan is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the first songwriter to receive it.
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