Today's Date
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 287
• Week number: 41
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:18 am
• Sunset time: 06:36 pm
• Day length: 11h 18m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 82%
• Moon Age: 10.72 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
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Today in History
2010
After being underground for a record 69 days, all 33 miners trapped in a Copiapo, Chile, mine are rescued.
1990
The Lebanese Civil War ends when a Syrian attack removes Gen. Michel Aoun from power.
1983
The Space Shuttle Challenger, carrying seven, the largest crew to date, lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
1976
Dr. F.A. Murphy at Center for Disease Control obtains the first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle.
1972
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes Mountains, near the Argentina-Chile border; only 16 survivors (out of 45 people aboard) are rescued on Dec. 23.
1967
First game of the fledgling American Basketball Association; Oakland Oaks beat Anaheim Amigos 134-129 in Oakland, Cal.
1958
First appearance of Paddington Bear, now a beloved icon of children’s literature.
1946
The Fourth Republic begins in France; it will continue to 1958.
1944
Troops of the advancing Soviet Army occupy Riga, capital of Latvia.
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