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2013 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade.
June 12–24 – The 2013 Stanley Cup Finals finishes the championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2012–13 season, and the conclusion of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Western Conference playoff champion Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Eastern Conference playoff champion Boston Bruins in six games to capture their fifth ...
Disasters and accidents Flash floods and heavy rains sweep across central Texas, United States, killing 2 people. (AP via Fox News) Law and crime 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting: A gunman opens fire at Los Angeles International Airport, killing a US Transportation Security Administration employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation. (NBC Los ...
November 1 – 2013 Thai protests began. November 11 – The 19th yearly session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference began in Warsaw , Poland , lasting until 22 November 2013. [ 4 ]
International relations American National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is granted a one-year temporary political asylum in Russia and leaves Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. (RT) (CNN) In talks in Manila, the Philippines and Vietnam agree to work together on a framework for resolving maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Voice of America) Law and crime Russian ...
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 ...
2013 – Black Lives Matter emerges as a political movement, protesting against widespread racial profiling, police brutality, and racial inequality in the United States criminal justice system. 2014 – A grand jury decides not to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown inciting protests and riots against racism and ...
Disasters and accidents The death toll from the tornados that hit Oklahoma City on May 31 rises to nine. (News Limited) Three people are killed in apartment building explosion in Manila, Philippines. (Sydney Morning Herald via AFP) An Ontario, Canada air ambulance crashes killing its two pilots and two paramedics. (BBC) International relations The United States calls on China to provide a full ...