2013
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
2013 in History
52 events found for 2013
2013
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and…
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and…
2013
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people…
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people…
2013
A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people.
A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people.
2013
Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
2013
Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
2013
Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
2013
As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
2013
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces,…
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces,…
2013
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
2013
Seventeen government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca.
Seventeen government soldiers are killed in an attack by FARC revolutionaries in the Colombian department of Arauca.
2013
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's…
Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn ends with the expulsion of Islamist forces from the city by the People's…