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A review of Bill deBlasio’s years as public advocate shows that the office often served to elevate his political ambitions and profile in anticipation of a run for mayor.
A family and a high school football team chose to turn to the sport that united them as a way of healing after a player died from head trauma.
The songwriter Barrett Strong has had his name struck from copyright documents for “Money (That’s What I Want),” Motown’s first national hit.
The Obama administration began a full-press campaign for Congressional approval of its plan to carry out a punitive strike against the Syrian government.
A YouTube video about pervasive smartphone use may have landed at a moment when people start questioning if something has gone too far and start doing something about it.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 28, 2013, covering September 1, 2013.
Luke Bryan
K. Michelle
Various Artists
Robin Thicke
The Civil Wars
2013Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1920)[†]
Ignacio Eizaguirre Arregui was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
2013Gordon Steege, Australian soldier (born 1917)[†]
Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, was a senior officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He became a fighter ace in World War II, credited with eight aerial victories, and led combat formations at squadron and wing level.
2013Margaret Mary Vojtko, American linguist and academic (born 1930)[†]
Margaret Mary Vojtko was an American adjunct professor of French at Duquesne University. Her death caused controversy at Duquesne and prompted conversations about unions and the role of adjunct faculty at American universities.
2013Ken Wallis, English commander and pilot (born 1916)[†]
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions over Germany; after the war, he moved on to research and development, before retiring in 1964. He later became one of the leading exponents of autogyros and earned 34 world records, still holding eight of them at the time of his death in 2013.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]