"Today in history: On Nov. 13,1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois. Also on this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, American troops captured Montreal under the command of Continental Army Gen. Richard Montgomery. In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling which found Alabama bus segregation laws were illegal."
"In 1971, the U.S. space probe Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1985, some 23,000 residents of Armero, Colombia, died when a volcanic mudslide buried the city. In 2001, U.S.-backed Northern Alliance fighters in Afghanistan entered Kabul as Taliban forces retreated from the capital city."
On Nov. 13, 1909, 259 men and boys died in a coal mine fire in Cherry, Illinois. In 1775, American troops captured Montreal under Continental Army Gen. Richard Montgomery. In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that Alabama bus segregation laws were illegal. In 1971, Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet. In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall. In 1985, about 23,000 residents of Armero, Colombia, died in a volcanic mudslide. In 2001, Northern Alliance fighters entered Kabul as Taliban forces retreated. In 2015, coordinated Islamic State attacks in Paris killed 130 people. In 2022, four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed; the suspect later pleaded guilty and received four life sentences without parole. Notable birthdays on Nov. 13 include Joe Mantegna, Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Kimmel, Gerard Butler, and Emma Raducanu.
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