JULY 13
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July 13, 1977
Lightning strikes cause a power blackout in much of New York City, leading to a night of widespread looting, vandalism and arson—and nearly 4,000 arrests. It becomes known as "The Night of Terror."
2013
Black Lives Movement Hashtag starts.
2015
Sandra Bland dies in jail after traffic stop confrontation.
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On July 10, 2015, Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia pulls over a 28-year-old Black woman, Sandra Bland, for failing to signal a lane change. After a heated encounter, he arrests her and takes her to a nearby jail. Three days later, on the morning of July 13, she is found dead in her cell, apparently by suicide. The circumstances surrounding her death lead many to question how Bland could end up losing her life following a minor traffic stop.
1955
Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain
1960
In Los Angeles, California, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts is nominated for the presidency by the Democratic Party Convention, defeating Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. The next day, Johnson was named Kennedy’s running mate by a unanimous vote of the convention.
1969
George Wallace criticizes President Nixon’s handling of the war.
Former Alabama Governor George Wallace criticizes President Richard Nixon for his handling of the war and says he favors an all-out military victory if the Paris talks fail to produce peace soon. Wallace had run unsuccessfully against Nixon as a third party candidate in the 1968 presidential election.
2025
Donald Trump is shot in ear.
1949
Pope Pius XII excommunicates all communist Catholics