What notable things happened today?
Here are some notable events that occurred on June 13 throughout history:
📜 Major Historical Events
1971 – Pentagon Papers Published
The New York Times began revealing the Pentagon Papers—a highly classified U.S. study on its Vietnam War involvement leaked by Daniel Ellsberg—triggering a landmark freedom-of-the-press battle en.wikipedia.org+10apnews.com+10apnews.com+10.
1966 – Miranda v. Arizona
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that detained suspects must be informed of their rights, leading to the iconic “Miranda rights” used in police procedure today thetelegraph.com+5apnews.com+5apnews.com+5.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall Nominated
President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall as the first Black Supreme Court justice in U.S. history britannica.com+5apnews.com+5apnews.com+5.
1942 – Nazi Sabotage Plot in the U.S.
A four-member Nazi sabotage team landed via submarine on Long Island (followed by another in Florida); all operatives were arrested within weeks apnews.com+3apnews.com+3apnews.com+3.
1983 – Pioneer 10 Leaves Solar System
NASA’s Pioneer 10 became the first human-made object to cross Neptune’s orbit and exit the solar system’s central region timeanddate.com+7apnews.com+7thetelegraph.com+7.
2000 – First Inter-Korean Summit
South Korea’s Kim Dae-jung and North Korea’s Kim Jong-il met in Pyongyang—the first-ever summit between the two countries since the Korean War thefactsite.com+7apnews.com+7thetelegraph.com+7.
2002 – U.S. Withdraws from ABM Treaty
The United States terminated its participation in the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, originally signed in 1972 thetelegraph.com+14timeanddate.com+14en.wikipedia.org+14.
🔬 Other Historical Highlights
- 1917 (World War I): London suffered its deadliest German air raid by Gotha bombers, killing 162, including 46 children en.wikipedia.org+1kidskonnect.com+1.
- 1805: Lewis and Clark, ahead of their main group, reached the Great Falls of the Missouri River on-this-day.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3history.com+3.
- 1777: French officer Gilbert du Motier (Marquis de Lafayette) landed in South Carolina to aid the American Revolution on-this-day.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2history.com+2.
- 1952: A Swedish military plane was shot down by a Soviet MiG‑15 over the Baltic Sea, killing 8 crew members en.wikipedia.org.
🎂 Notable Birthdays
- Ban Ki-moon (born 1944): Former UN Secretary-General apnews.com+3thetelegraph.com+3apnews.com+3.
- William Butler Yeats (1865–1939): Irish poet, Nobel Laureate timeanddate.com+3britannica.com+3history.com+3.
- Paavo Nurmi (born 1897): Finnish middle-distance runner who garnered nine Olympic golds britannica.com+1timeanddate.com+1.
- Chris Evans (born 1981): American actor best known as Captain America thefactsite.com.
Today is a historic day marked by landmark legal rulings, groundbreaking space exploration, pivotal geopolitical meetings, and key cultural milestones.
Today in history (June 13)
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