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2013 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the ... 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four different digits (a span of 26 years
November 1 – A gunman suspected to be 23-year-old Paul Ciancia opens fire at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, killing one Transportation Security Administration officer and injuring an additional six people. The apprehended suspect sustains several gunshot wounds from police officers and survives.
Health and environment A seven-year-old girl is confirmed as the first person in Beijing, China, to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu. (AFP via The Times of India) (AP via The Vancouver Sun) International relations 2013 Korean crisis: South Korean police stop a planned launch of anti- North Korean leaflets across the border, as the government of South Korea seeks to open ...
Disasters and accidents 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede: At least 60 people are killed and more than 200 injured in a stampede during a New Year's fireworks celebration near the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (BBC) (CNN) (Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell's drilling rig Kulluk drifts aground near Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, after breaking loose from the anchor handling tug ...
Last Monday morning, the most widely followed and recognized U.S. index looked different from when it closed the Friday before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average had swapped out three of its former ...
U.S. stock markets are closed to observe Presidents Day, but the rest of the world isn't on vacation. European stocks fell on worries that Italian elections would lead to an unclear winner, as ...
Law and crime A teacher suffers scrapes and bruises and a 14-year-old boy is shot in the back of the neck and suffers a non-life-threatening wound at Luther Judson Price Middle School, a newer Atlanta Public Schools facility in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The boy is stable at a hospital and the suspected student was safely disarmed by a resource officer and arrested. (NBC News) (CBS News ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to move higher again today, pushing its winning streak for the second day, as it closed the day at 13,471, up 80 points, or 0.6%. Of the 30 stocks which ...