Oct. 13 in history
In 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.
In 1775, the United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a fleet.
In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.
In 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.
In 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in Game 7, 10-9, with a home run hit by Bill Mazeroski.
In 1999, in Boulder, Colorado, the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury was dismissed after 13 months of work with prosecutors saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old beauty queen’s slaying.
In 2016, Bob Dylan was named winner of the Nobel prize in literature.
In 2022, the House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously to subpoena Donald Trump, demanding the former president’s personal testimony as it unveiled startling new video from his closest aides describing hi0s multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss. (History.com 10/13/23)
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