Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1787, The Congress of the Confederation enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery. In 1858, Stewart Culin, American ethnographer and author (died 1929) was born. In 1896, Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter and educator (died 1992) was born. In 1937, Ghillean Prance, English botanist and ecologist was born. In 1960, Joy Davidman, American-English poet and author (born 1915) passed away. In 1970, Andrei Tivontchik, German pole vaulter and trainer 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 2007, Michael Reardon, American mountaineer (born 1965) passed away. In 2014, Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923) passed away. In 2015, Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

From the mountains to the desert: How Dug North’s Vermont upbringing prepared him for a grueling survival challenge

Vermont Daily Chronicle

July 13, 2026

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North put skills learned in his youth to the test on the History Channel’s “Alone” series. Now he’s passing them along. The post From the mountains to the desert: How Dug North’s Vermont upbringing prepared him for a grueling survival challenge first appeared on Vermont Daily Chronicle. The post From the mountains to the desert: How Dug North’s Vermont upbringing prepared him for a grueling survival challenge appeared first on Vermont Daily Chronicle.

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