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On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
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On Sept. 13, 1860, John J. Pershing, American commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, was born. Following his death on July 15, 1948, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On Sept. 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands at the White House after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
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The Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
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| 1943
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Chiang Kai-shek became president of China.
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Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed in New York City.
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A four-day inmates' rebellion at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York ended as police and guards stormed the prison; the ordeal and final assault claimed 43 lives.
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| 1990
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"Law & Order" premiered on NBC.
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| 1996
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Rapper Tupac Shakur, 25, died at a Las Vegas hospital six days after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting.
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| 1998
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NBC's "Frasier" won a record fifth consecutive Emmy as TV's best comedy series.
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| 1999
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A bomb blamed by authorities on Chechen rebels devastated an eight-story apartment building in Moscow, killing at least 124 people.
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| 2000
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Chase Manhattan agreed to buy J.P. Morgan for more than $35 billion, creating the third largest financial company in the U.S.
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| 2001
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Secretary of State Colin Powell named Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States; limited commercial flights resumed for the first time in two days.
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| 2010
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Rafael Nadal of Spain won his first U.S. Open title to complete a career Grand Slam, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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Historic Birthdays
John J. Pershing
9/13/1860 - 7/15/1948
American commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I.
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Grigory Potemkin 9/13/1739 - 10/5/1791
Russian army officer and statesman
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Daniel Macmillan 9/13/1813 - 6/27/1857
Scottish bookseller; co-founded Macmillan Publishing Co.
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Clara Schumann 9/13/1819 - 5/20/1896
German pianist and composer
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Anthony Drexel 9/13/1826 - 6/30/1893
American banker and philanthropist
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Walter Reed 9/13/1851 - 11/22/1902
American pathologist and bacteriologist
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Milton Hershey 9/13/1857 - 10/13/1945
American chocolate manufacturer
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Maud Ballington Booth 9/13/1865 - 8/26/1948
English-born American cofounder of Volunteers of America
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Arnold Schoenberg 9/13/1874 - 7/13/1951
Austrian-born American composer
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Sherwood Anderson 9/13/1876 - 3/8/1941
American author
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Claudette Colbert 9/13/1903 - 7/30/1996
American stage and film actress
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Bill Monroe 9/13/1911 - 9/9/1996
American singer, songwriter and mandolin player
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Roald Dahl 9/13/1916 - 11/23/1990
English author
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