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TODAY IN HISTORY
March 13
Friday, March 13, 2026
Day 71 of 2026 | Week 11 | 288 days until Christmas 🎅
📅 10 events happened on this day throughout history. From internet milestones to world-changing moments.
President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.
The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.
The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
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