On this day in history
December 13
American
2003American soldiers pull Saddam Hussein from a spider hole near Tikrit, ending eight months on the run.
American soldiers pull Saddam Hussein from a spider hole near Tikrit, ending eight months on the run.
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1862Union troops charge entrenched Confederates at Fredericksburg in wave after wave, losing more than 12,000 men.
Union troops charge entrenched Confederates at Fredericksburg in wave after wave, losing more than 12,000 men.
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2000Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W Bush, 36 days after the election.
Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W Bush, 36 days after the election.
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World
1937Japanese troops take Nanjing and begin six weeks of mass murder and rape, killing up to 300,000 Chinese.
Japanese troops take Nanjing and begin six weeks of mass murder and rape, killing up to 300,000 Chinese.
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1939British cruisers corner the German pocket battleship Graf Spee off Uruguay in the Battle of the River Plate.
British cruisers corner the German pocket battleship Graf Spee off Uruguay in the Battle of the River Plate.
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1981Poland's communist regime declares martial law, crushing the Solidarity movement with tanks.
Poland's communist regime declares martial law, crushing the Solidarity movement with tanks.
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