At the moment is Friday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2024. There are 18 days left within the yr.
At the moment in historical past:
On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces whereas hiding in a gap underneath a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, close to his hometown of Tikrit.
Additionally on this date:
In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile assaults towards entrenched Accomplice troopers in the course of the Civil Battle Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later.
In 1937, in the course of the Second Sino-Japanese Battle, Japanese troopers massacred an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 residents, battle prisoners and troopers within the Chinese language metropolis of Nanjing.
In 1996, the U.N. Safety Council selected Kofi Annan of Ghana to turn out to be the world physique’s seventh secretary-general.
In 2000, Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency a day after the U.S. Supreme Court docket shut down additional recounts of disputed ballots in Florida; Democrat Al Gore conceded, delivering a name for nationwide unity.
In 2001, the Pentagon publicly launched a captured videotape of Osama bin Laden during which the al-Qaida chief stated the deaths and destruction achieved by the Sept. 11 assaults exceeded his “most optimistic” expectations.
In 2007, Main League Baseball’s Mitchell Report was launched, figuring out 85 names to differing levels in reference to the alleged use of performance-enhancing medication.
In 2014, 1000’s of protesters marched in New York, Washington and different U.S. cities to name consideration to the killing of unarmed Black males by white law enforcement officials.
In 2019, the Home Judiciary Committee accredited two articles of impeachment accusing President Donald Trump of abuse of energy in his dealings with Ukraine and obstruction of Congress within the investigation that adopted.
In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act offering federal recognition and safety for same-sex and interracial marriages, saying “the legislation, and the like it defends, strike a blow towards hate in all its types.”
At the moment’s Birthdays:
- Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 99.
- Music/movie producer Lou Adler is 91.
- Singer-TV host John Davidson is 83.
- Baseball Corridor of Famer Ferguson Jenkins is 82.
- Rock musician Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is 76.
- Rock musician Ted Nugent is 76.
- Nation singer-musician Randy Owen (Alabama) is 75.
- Actor Wendie Malick is 74.
- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is 74.
- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 71.
- Nation musician John Anderson is 70.
- Actor Steve Buscemi (boo-SEH’-mee) is 67.
- Singer-actor Morris Day is 67.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Richard Dent is 64.
- Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 57.
- Actor-reality TV star NeNe Leakes is 57.
- Hockey Corridor of Famer Sergei Fedorov is 55.
- Rock singer-musician Tom Delonge (Blink-182) is 49.
- Rock singer Amy Lee (Evanescence) is 43.
- Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is 35.
- Actor Maisy Stella is 21.
