June 13

Friday 13, 1997:

A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to the death penalty for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

Tuesday 13, 1995:

French president Jacques Chirac announces the resumption of nuclear tests in French Polynesia.

Monday 13, 1983:

Pioneer 10 becomes the first manmade object to leave the solar system.

Saturday 13, 1981:

At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.

Monday 13, 1966:

The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.

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