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History

2013

Generations

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Lynn Thomas Lowe 74
Peggy LaNae Peterson (Lowe) 70

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Peggy Lynette Lowe (Phillips) 47
Sandra LaNae Lowe (Johnson) 46
Ronald Evan Johnson 55
Debra Eileen Lowe 40
Michelle Ann Lowe 38
Lori Ellen Lowe (Hatfield) 36
Geoffrey Georg Hatfield 33

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Jennifer Lyn Atwood (Dean) 26
David Dean
Jeremy Scott Atwood 22
Michael Evan Johnson 12
Alena Ann Hatfield 7
Vivienne Marie Hatfield 4

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Athena Lyn Dean 4

World

General:

Population: Approximately 7.09 billion

Astronomy: Astroid DA14 passes 17,200 miles above earth
Medical: Twins born 87 days appart in Ireland
Religion: Pope Benedict XVI resigns (first since 1415, first voluntary since 1294), Pope Francis (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio) appointed
Pope John Paul II nominated for sainthood
Pope Francis changes focus of Catholics by speaking to poverty rather than focusing on homosexuality and abortion
Science: 3-D printers used for cell cultures and weapons
NASA helps repair International Space Station cooling line
China becomes third country to land a craft on the moon
Travel: Crippled cruise ship left powerless stranding passengers without food or toilets
Deaths: Attorney General C. Everett Koop, NYC Mayor Ed Koch, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, Film critic Roger Ebert, American Baseball Femme Lavonne Paire Davis, Comedian Jonathan Winters, Actress Annette Funicello, Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Rapper Chris Kelly of Kris Kross, Psychologist Joyce Brothers, Actress Jean Stapleton (Edith Bunker), Author Vince Flynn, Actor James Gandolfini, Kidnapper Ariel Castro, Astronaut Scott Carpenter, Author Tom Clancy, Actor Paul Walker, Actor Peter O'Toole, South African President Nelson Mandela, Pianist Van Cliburn, Musician Lou Reed

Africa

Algeria: 40 killed when special forces storm business
Central African Republic: President Bozizé flees as rebels capture capital
Egypt: President Morsi replaced and constitution suspended as army coup proceeds
Violence widespread, including persecution of Christians
Ivory Coast: Fireworks stampede kills 60
Kenya: 59 dead and 175 wounded in terror attack on shopping mall in Nairobi - floor collapses
Libya: Investigations regarding Benghazi attacks
American teacher killed
Four military personnel held by Lybian government
South Sudan: 180,000 displaced as government overthrown

Americas

Brazil: 245 die in nightclub fire
Canada: Terror attack stopped
Mexico: 14 killed and 80 injured in oil plant explosion
Venezuela: Death of Hugo Chavez

Asia

Bangladesh: Building collapse and fire kills over 1000 with 2400 surviving
China: 32 or more dead in quake measuring 6.6
One-child policy relaxed
India: Flooding kills over 5700
North Korea: Successful nuclear tests
Increased tension with US, South Korea, China
Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan kills over 4400 with about a million displaced.

Europe

Cyprus: Bank accounts seized, taxed, closing banks for two weeks
Europe bails out econimy
Great Britain: Same sex marriage debated
Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William have a son - George in line to be king
Helicopter crashes through pub roof in Glasgow
Muslim converts kill UK soldier on London street
Apollo Theater ceiling collapses injuring dozens
Italy: Migrant ship capsizes
Russia: Large meteorite hits near Chelyabinsk injuring over 1400
Airline crash kills 44
Suicide bombing increase as Winter Olympics approach at end of year
Political prisoners freed including members of punk band Pussy Riot
Spain: High-speed rail accident caught on film - at least 35 die

Middle East

Afghanistan: Strife continues, insurgents kill many
Bangladesh: Commercial building collapses killing over 1100
Iran: American pastor sentenced to 8 years in jail
7.8 earthquake in Iran/Pakistan kills at least 40
Pakistan: 10 tourists shot
U.S. Consulate shuts down in fear of attacks
Two 6.8 quakes hits southwest Pakistan killing well over 350
Syria: Unrest, civil war, and weapons issues
Use of chemical weapons against opposition
US draws "red line" and war averted only by Russian intervention
US provides weapons for rebels
Yemen: Al Qaeda threat closes American Embassy

Pacific

General: 8.0 quake in South Pacific / off Solomon Islands

U.S. History

President:

Barack H. Obama reelected

General

Business: US Airlines and American Airlines merge
Crime: Potential witness in Whitey Bulger trial declared dead from cyanide poisoning - Whitey declared guilty of Racketeering and conspiracy
Army major Nidal Hassan sentenced to death for Fort Hood Massacre
George Zimmerman acquitted of murder in death of unarmed Trayvon Martin
Public entertained by criminal case of Jodi Arias - murdered boyfriend - extremely broadcast
Culture: Department of Defense extends benefits to same-sex relationships, military ban on women in combat lifted
Boy Scouts contemplate sexual orientation questions - allow gay scouts but not scoutmasters
"Twerking" style of dancing becomes popular with Miley Cyrus
Duck Dynasty characters reprimanded for blunt but Bible-based views, but public pressure leads to reinstatement on show
Chef Paula Deen loses job on accusations of racial language
Finance: Year begins with worries over "Fiscal Cliff" with increase in taxes
"Sequestration" limits government growth
Market reaches new highs
IRS scandal as targeting of conservative groups shown - Treasury Secretary resigns
Government shuts down in October over disagreements with funding the Affordable Care Act, and national monuments and parks close or are run by the states
Evidence of National Security Agency spying on congressmen and others
IRS begins to recognize same-sex couples
Federal Reserve begins to slow econimic stimulus
Government: Edward Snowden discloses mass surveilance details and flees to Russia
Spying on citizens shown to be common - declared legal and unconstitutional by different judges
Government shutdown due to disagreements
Laws: Gun laws hotly debated - strict rules in several states and loosening in others, president signs 23 executive orders
Supreme Court declares that human genes cannot be patented
Voting rights act partially overturned
Defense of Marriage Act mostly declared unconstitutional and gay marriage somewhat legalized in California
Mail: Saturday deliveries cancelled, reinstated
Ricin scare from MS
Mass Killings: CA (G)(W)(S)(S)(W), CO (H)(S), DC (M), DE (G), GA (S), LA(P), MA (G), NV (W)(S), NJ (W), NM (G), NC(W), TN (M), TX (S), VA (W)(S), WA (H), WI (G)
[Code: G = Public Gathering, H=Home, M = Military, S = School, W = Work]
Medicine: Obamacare website fails terribly causing glitches for healthcare rollout
"Morning After Pill" ordered available to all ages without prescription
10-year-old denied transplant by director of Health and Human Services - public protests overturn ruling and she gets transplant
Military: US uses drones to kill Americans abroad
War continues in Afghanistan - ignored nearly
America claims use of chemical weapons in Syria - nearly goes to war
Politics: Senate changes fulibuster rules to weaken minority power
100 pages of emails released over the Benghazi attacks - then dropped
Republicans in the House and the President clash over everything.
Sen. John Kerry made Secretary of State as Hillary Clinton resigns
Homeland Security secretary Napolitano resigns
Scandals: Benghazi, IRS, drones, spying by Justice and NSA departments
Edward Snowden leaks documents about government spying - flees and winds up in Moscow Airport
Travel: TSA removes full body scans and allows short knives
149 air traffic control towers scheduled for shutdown

East

General: Severe stormd kill many, hitting areas affected by Superstorm Sandy plus power outages
Connecticut: Strict gun control laws
Two commuter trains collide
Delaware: Gay (same-sex) marriage legalized
Massachusetts: False bomb threat at Harvard
Bombs explode at Boston Marathon killing 3 - suspects kill officer - Saudi "person of interest" deported - Chechnyans taken into custody
New Jersey: Hostage situation involves three children - ends with hostage-taker dead
New York: Mayor Bloomberg creates increasingly strict rules governing food, weapons, activities
Statue of Liberty reopens
NYC Marathon cancelled after Hurricane Sandy
Passenger train derails due to speed, killing 4
Pennsylvania: Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell convicted of killing babies
Philadelphia building being demolished collapses onto shop trapping 8-10
House explosion in Philadelphia
Rhode Island: Gay marriage legalized
Washington D.C. Navy Yard shooting kills at least 12
Hit and run by crazed driver at Capitor
Man sets self on fire at capitol and dies

Midwest

Illinois: Death of 15 year old used in gun law debates
Two trains collide near chicago sending 48 to the hospital
Michigan: Detroit files for bankruptcy
Missouri: Kansas City gas explosion
Ohio: "Craigslist Killer" sentenced to death
Football players found guilty of rape, in spite of local support
Three missing women found alive after a decade in Cleveland home of Ariel Castro who later commits suicide
Wisconsin: Seven dead after shooting at Sikh temple

South

Alabama: Man holds 5-year-old hostage for days, is killed
Florida: George Zimmerman acquitted in killing of Trayvon Martin in neighborhood watch incident
Georgia: Man holds five firefighter hostage
Louisiana: Twelve injured at Mother's Day parade shooting
Superbowl delayed due to power outage
Oklahoma: Tornado hits school in Moore killing 7 children and 24 people total - second hits same area a week later
Texas: Fertilizer plant explosion kills 15, destroys neighborhoods in West (near Waco)
Multiple stabbings at Lone Star College
Abortion supports chant "Hail Satan" against protestors
Strict abortion laws placed
Virginia: 50-60 people injured when car plows into crowd at parade

West and Pacific

Alaska: 7.7 Quake
Arizona: Supreme Court rules that Arizona cannot ask to view insurance before voting
19 Firefighters die fighting a wildfire
California: Former police officer hunts cops, kills self in cabin
12-year old boy kills 8 year old sister
Asia Boeing 777 crashes at San Francisco airport - one of three dead was run over by emergency vehicles
San Diego mayor Bob Filner resigns over mistreatment of women
Colorado: Strict gun control law passed
Murderer kills prison chief - later killed in Texas
Massive flooding in late summer
Idaho: Pocatello teacher dismissed for posting inappropriate Facebook picture reinstated
Nevada: Six marines killed at Army munitions depot
New Mexico: Multiple stabbings at Catholic church
Utah: Emery County mine collapse kills one
Fuel pipeline bursts at Willard Bay
Attorney General John Swallow forced to resign
Judge finds Utah's ban on polygamy unconstitutional
Federal judge declares amendment banning same-sex marriages unconstitutional and Utah becomes 18th state for which it is legal
Bomb threat at several schools
Mountain man arrested for theft
NSA Data Center opens
Man shot in head during church service (Catholic)
Attorney General John Swallow investigated for various scandals
Washington: I-5 Bridge near Mount Vernon at Skagit River collapses