"On Jan. 13, 1982, an Air Florida Boeing 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the Potomac River shortly after takeoff from Washington National Airport during a snowstorm, killing 78 people, including four motorists on the bridge; four passengers and a flight attendant survived. Also on this date: In 1733, James Oglethorpe and some 120 English colonists arrived at Charleston, South Carolina, while en route to settle in present-day Georgia."
"In 1979, singer Donny Hathaway died in a fall from a hotel window in New York. He was 34. Hathaway was known for his duets with Roberta Flack and the holiday song This Christmas. In 1990, L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia became the nation's first elected Black governor as he took the oath of office in Richmond, the state's capital."
January 13 is associated with multiple historical events across centuries. On Jan. 13, 1982 an Air Florida Boeing 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and plunged into the Potomac during a snowstorm, killing 78 people while four passengers and a flight attendant survived. In 1733 James Oglethorpe and about 120 colonists arrived at Charleston en route to settle present-day Georgia. In 1794 two stars and two stripes were added to the American flag after Vermont and Kentucky joined the Union. Other events include a 1941 law on Puerto Rican birthright citizenship, Donny Hathaway's 1979 death, L. Douglas Wilder's 1990 gubernatorial milestone, Japan's 1992 apology over comfort women, the 2012 Costa Concordia disaster, and the 2021 impeachment of President Donald Trump.
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