Today is Friday, September thirteenth, the 257th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 109 days left within the 12 months.
Today in history:
On September 13, 2008, emergency responders rescued people from their homes as a part of a large-scale seek for hundreds of Texans who had remained of their homes overnight ahead of Hurricane Ike.
Also on this date:
In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the primary national elections and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
In 1971, a four-day prisoner rebellion on the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York State ended with police and guards storming the prison. The ordeal and final attack left 32 prisoners and 11 hostages dead.
In 1997, a funeral for Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa took place in Calcutta, India.
In 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House after signing an agreement granting limited autonomy to the Palestinians.
In 2010, Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open title and complete his profession Grand Slam.
In 2021, classes resumed for New York City public school students as a part of the nation's largest experiment with in-person instruction in the course of the coronavirus pandemic.
Today's birthdays:
- Actress Barbara Bain is 93.
- Nobel Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias is 84 years old.
- Rock singer David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears) is 83.
- Actress Jacqueline Bisset is 80.
- Singer Peter Cetera is 80.
- Actor Jean Smart is 73.
- Record producer Don Was is 72.
- Chef Alain Ducasse is 68.
- Rock singer and musician Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) is 63.
- Olympic sprint gold medalist Michael Johnson is 57.
- Filmmaker Tyler Perry is 55.
- Fashion designer Stella McCartney is 53.
- Former tennis player Goran Ivanisevic (ee-van-EE'-seh-vihch) is 53.
- Country musician Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts) is 49.
- Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple is 47.
- Actor Ben Savage is 44.
- Footballer Thomas Müller is 35.
- Rock singer Niall Horan (One Direction) is 31.
- Actress Lili Reinhart (TV: “Riverdale”) is 28.
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