On this day
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In Syria, the caves of bygone times have become essential once more, restored to modern use because their thick walls offer a chance of survival to a population under fire.
Even supporters of abortion rights believe the 1973 Supreme Court ruling went too far, too fast, a lesson opponents of same-sex marriage hope the court, hearing two cases, will take to heart.
New federal data shows that on any given day, about 300 immigrants are held in solitary confinement at Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers, a practice psychiatrists worry is overly punitive.
Gonzaga, which had secured the first No. 1 seed in university history, fell to No. 9 Wichita State, exiting the N.C.A.A. tournament before the second week for the fourth straight year.
Back and forth went Butler and Marquette, their game coming down to the final play, the final second, before the Golden Eagles escaped with a win.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 20, 2013, covering March 24, 2013.
Luke Bryan
Jimi Hendrix
Bruno Mars
Mumford & Sons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2013Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (born 1926)[†]
Barbara Lillias Romaine Anderson, Lady Anderson was a New Zealand fiction writer who became internationally recognised and a best-selling author after her first book was published in her sixties.
2013Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, academic, and politician (born 1938)[†]
Inge Johan Lønning was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. As an academic, he was Professor of Theology and Rector of the University of Oslo during the term 1985–1992. As a politician, he served as President of the European Movement in Norway, as a Member of Parliament, as Vice President of the Parliament, as Vice President of the Conservative Party, and as President of the Nordic Council.
2013Gury Marchuk, Russian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1925)[†]
Gury Ivanovich Marchuk was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the fields of computational mathematics, and physics of atmosphere. Academician ; the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1986–1991. Among his notable prizes are the USSR State Prize (1979), Demidov Prize (2004), Lomonosov Gold Medal (2004).
2013Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (born 1972)[†]
Paolo Ponzo was an Italian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Liguria club Imperia.
2013Mohamed Yousri Salama, Egyptian dentist and politician (born 1974)[†]
Mohamed Yousri Salama was an Egyptian politician, writer and activist.
2013Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, English diplomat (born 1912)[†]
Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, was a British diplomat. He was the last surviving former British colonial governor of The Bahamas.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]