eso ha pasado un 13 Junio

1944 : V1 attack on England


On 13 June 1944, the Germans launched 10 of their new V1 rockets on civilian targets in Britain. During the first attack, the impreciseness limited the number of victims.

1966 : Miranda Rights


On June 13, 1966, the United States Supreme Court delivered its decision in Miranda v Arizona that established the principle that every person should be informed of his or her rights before any questioning.
Hence the famous maxim, with some variations according to jurisdictions: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can, and will, be used against you in court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you.
This principle is known worldwide because of its regular use in the American TV series.

1971 : Pentagon Papers released by the New York Times


On June 13, 1971, the New York Times began publishing the so-called Pentagon Papers, a study by the Defense Department on government policy in the Vietnam War. This study demonstrated the lies and manipulations of the government towards the US people in order to make them support the policy of the Cold War in Asia and the Vietnam War.

1986 : Tutu met Botha


On 13 June 1986, the South African Anglican bishop and Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu met with South African President Pieter Botha to discuss the state of emergency declared after anti-apartheid demonstrations in the country.
Tutu was appointed Archbishop of Cape Town on September 7th, 1986.

Cita del día : 13 Junio

Desmond Tutu
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said : Let us pray. We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

Cumpleaños : 13 Junio

W. B. Yeats, Poeta irlandés, premio Nobel de Literatura (1865)
Basil Rathbone, Actor inglés (1892)
Dorothy L. Sayers, Escritora inglesa (1893)
Tage Erlander, Primer ministro de Suecia (1946-1969) (1901)
Luis Walter Alvarez, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1911)
Ben Johnson, Actor americano (1918)
Malcolm McDowell, Actor inglés (1943)
Ban Ki-moon, Octavo Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas (1944)
Tim Allen, Comediante estadounidense (1953)
Grigori Perelman, Matemático ruso, Medalla Fields (se negó) (1966)
David Gray, Músico inglés (1968)
Florent Malouda, Futbolista francés (1980)
Chris Evans, Actor americano (1980)
Kenenisa Bekele, Corredor etíope de larga distancia, campeón mundial y campeón olímpico (1982)
Ashley Olsen, Actriz, productora y diseñadora de moda estadounidense (1986)
Mary-Kate Olsen, Actriz, productora y diseñadora de moda estadounidense (1986)
Aaron Johnson, Actor inglés (1990)
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Actor australiano (1996)

Nos han dejado un 13 Junio

Georg von Békésy, Biofísico húngaro, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1972)
Matthew Garber, Actor inglés (1977)
Benny Goodman, Músico americano (1986)
Geraldine Page, Actriz americana (1987)
Éric Tabarly, Navegante francés (1998)
Lane Smith, Actor americano (2005)
Tim Russert, Periodista estadounidense (2008)
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