Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1893, They Even Fear His Horses, American tribal chief (born 1836) passed away. In 1934, Aleksei Yeliseyev, Russian engineer and astronaut was born. In 1956, The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. In 1961, Khalid Mahmood, Pakistani-English engineer and politician was born. In 1974, Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897) passed away. In 1983, Liu Xiang, Chinese hurdler was born. In 1990, Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. In 2008, Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. In 2011, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. In 2020, Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (born 1970) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.