Today's Date
Friday, September 13, 2024
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-04:00)
• Today's Date in numbers: 257
• Week number: 37
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times Today
• Sunrise time: 07:11 am
• Sunset time: 07:47 pm
• Day length: 12h 35m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase Today
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 77%
• Moon Age: 10.1 day(s)
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Today in History
2008
Five synchronized bomb blasts occur in crowded locations of Delhi, India, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 100; four other bombs are defused.
2008
Hurricane Ike makes landfall in Texas; it had already been the most costly storm in Cuba’s history and becomes the third costliest in the US.
2007
UN adopts non-binding Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
1993
The Oslo Accords, granting limited Palestinian autonomy, are signed by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House.
1988
Hurricane Gilbert becomes the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, based on barometric pressure. Hurricane Wilma will break that record in 2005.
1976
The United States announces it will veto Vietnam’s UN bid.
1961
An unmanned Mercury capsule is orbited and recovered by NASA in a test.
1951
In Korea, U.S. Army troops begin their assault in Heartbreak Ridge. The month-long struggle will cost 3,700 casualties.
1945
Iran demands the withdrawal of Allied forces.
1918
U.S. and French forces take St. Mihiel, France in America’s first action as a standing army.
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