ON THIS DAY
What happened on October 13?
October 13 moves from imperial Rome to the beginnings of the White House, a global agreement on time and longitude, and the rescue of Chile’s trapped miners.
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Nero became Roman emperor
Nero succeeded Claudius as Roman emperor at the age of sixteen after Claudius died.
The cornerstone of the White House was laid
Construction of the residence later known as the White House began in the new federal capital of the United States.
Greenwich was adopted as the international prime meridian
Delegates at the International Meridian Conference in Washington voted to use the Greenwich meridian as the common zero for longitude.
All 33 trapped Chilean miners were brought to the surface
A carefully engineered rescue lifted the final miners from the San José mine after they had spent 69 days trapped underground.
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