Remembering Historic Events on August 13
August 13 marks significant historical events, including the 1969 ticker-tape parade for Apollo 11 astronauts in New York City. Other notable occurrences include the capture of Tenochtitlan in 1521 and the arrest of King Louis XVI in 1792.
Where it's breaking
Local coverage
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Remembering Historic Events on August 13
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Sources cited
Original outlets that filed on this story across the contributing metros. Click through for the underlying coverage.
- T2Capital Gazette
- T3The Aegis (Harford)
- T3Bronx Times
- T2The News & Advance (Lynchburg)
- T2The Roanoke Times
- T2Martinsville Bulletin
- T2D Magazine
- T2The Virginian-Pilot
- T2Daily Press
- T3Daily Local News (Chester County)
- T3Delaware County Daily Times
- T2New York Daily News
- T3Oakland Press
- T3Macomb Daily
- T2Sun Sentinel (South Florida)
- T2Boston Herald
- T2Lowell Sun
- T3Richmond Register (Madison County)
- T2Chicago Sun-Times
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