On This Very Day...

May 13th

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  • 1643

    Devastating earthquake hits Santiago, Chile, killing a third of the population View Post →

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  • 1958

    B-52 Stratofortress crash in the US leads to accidental release of two nuclear bombs, but neither detonate View Post →

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  • 1995

    Greece struck by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake

  • 2014

    Marine archaeologist Barry Clifford discovers unidentified shipwreck off Haiti's northern coast

  • 1913

    Igor Sikorsky builds and flies the first four-engined aircraft in Russia

  • 2004

    Underground explosion and mine fire in Soma Mine, Turkey, claims 301 lives

  • 1934

    The Great Dust Bowl storm ravages US prairies

  • 2021

    World's largest iceberg 'A-76' breaks off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica

  • 1916

    Inaugural observance of Indian (Native American) Day

  • 2019

    Study finds the Moon still shrinking and experiencing moonquakes as it cools

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