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May 13th
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- 1643
Devastating earthquake hits Santiago, Chile, killing a third of the population View Post →
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- 1958
B-52 Stratofortress crash in the US leads to accidental release of two nuclear bombs, but neither detonate View Post →
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- 1995
Greece struck by a 6.5 magnitude earthquake
- 2014
Marine archaeologist Barry Clifford discovers unidentified shipwreck off Haiti's northern coast
- 1913
Igor Sikorsky builds and flies the first four-engined aircraft in Russia
- 2004
Underground explosion and mine fire in Soma Mine, Turkey, claims 301 lives
- 1934
The Great Dust Bowl storm ravages US prairies
- 2021
World's largest iceberg 'A-76' breaks off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica
- 1916
Inaugural observance of Indian (Native American) Day
- 2019
Study finds the Moon still shrinking and experiencing moonquakes as it cools
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