On this day
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When President Obama agreed to send small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels, he had to be almost dragged into the decision by advisers, critics and even Bill Clinton.
Judge Edward R. Korman, who berated the government for limiting the use of a morning-after pill, calls himself âa compassionate conservative,â but his politics are hard to pin down.
Of the 156 players who started the United States Open, only Phil Mickelson and Billy Horschel were under par by nightfall, tying for first overall on the leader board.
Mud at the United States Open means boots are preferred over the sandals, heels and Top-Siders usually common among golf spectators.
David Wright is running second in the balloting for National League third baseman, behind the San Francisco Giantsâ Pablo Sandoval, who beat him out last year.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 12, 2013, covering June 15, 2013.
Daft Punk
Alice in Chains
John Fogerty
Little Mix
Blake Shelton
2013Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (born 1948)[â ]
Heinz "Flocke" Flohe was a German footballer and manager.
2013JosĂ© FroilĂĄn GonzĂĄlez, Argentinian racing driver (born 1922)[â ]
José Froilån Gonzålez was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1950 and 1960. Nicknamed "the Pampas Bull", Gonzålez was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1954 with Ferrari, and won two Grands Prix across nine seasons. In endurance racing, Gonzålez won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1954, also with Ferrari.
2013Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (born 1945)[â ]
Dennis O'Rourke was an Australian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.
2013Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936)[â ]
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on phase transitionsâilluminating the subtle essence of phenomena like melting ice and emerging magnetism. It was embodied in his fundamental work on the renormalization group.
2013A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.[â ]
Pakistanis are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[â ]