The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995. Date: February 7, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This…
The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public. Date: February 1, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea. Date: January 30, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
SCAT Airlines Flight 760 crashes near the Kazakh city of Almaty, killing 21 people. Date: January 29, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two hundred and forty-two people die in a nightclub fire in the Brazilian city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Date: January 27, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Date: January 25, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shahzad Luqman is murdered by members of Golden Dawn in Petralona, Athens, leading the creation of new measures to combat race-based attacks in Greece. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter. Date: January 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others. Date: January 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. Date: January 11, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)