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PHOTOS: Today in History for Jan. 13, 2021
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    PHOTOS: Today in History for Jan. 13, 2021

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    Mikhail T. Kalashnikov

    Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, Russian designer of history’s most widely used military rifle, the AK-47, looks at a Dragunov Tiger Sporter rifle on Thursday, Jan. 13, 1994 at a gun show in Dallas. The famed gun designer has developed a semiautomatic hunting version of his automatic military weapon. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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    FARMAN

    Aviator Henry Farman is seen in his Voisin biplane at Issy les Moulineaux prior to making the first 1km flight on a closed ciruit, Jan. 13, 1908. (AP Photo)

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    Foolish Bear, Drags Wolf

    Foolish Bear, 84, left, and Drags Wolf, 75, invaded in New York City, Jan. 13, 1938 to recover from the heye foundation two sacred skulls of thunderbird deitixe which they believed will end recent droughts and insert plagues in their native North Dakota. The two are members of the water busters clan of the North Dakota Gros Ventre Indian Tribe. They visited President Roosevelt on the way to New York. (AP Photo)

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    Joe Namath, Paul Williams

    Los Angeles Rams backup quarterback Joe Namath, right, gets a lift during rehearsal for television special “Super Night at the Super Bowl” in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 13, 1978. Namath will co-host the live show along with singer-composer Paul Williams who is riding high at left. (AP Photo)

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    Romania    Revolt  Aftermath   Jubilation

    Thousands of Romanians jubilate in front of the Victoria palace in Bucharest, now the seat of the government, after the declaration that Communism has been outlawed in Romania, on Friday, Jan. 13, 1990. (AP Photo/Barbara Walton)

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    NYC Subway

    New Yorkers who used to complain about the crush of riding the subway during the rush hours have had 12 subway-less days to change their minds, there were no such complaints heard from the passengers of this crowded train, Jan. 13, 1966. Everybody was happy the crippling transit strike was over. (AP Photo)

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    Henry Kissinger, Moshe Dayan

    U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 2nd left, chats with Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, right, at the minister?s home outside in Tel Aviv on Jan. 13, 1974, during a cocktail party in honor of Mr. Kissinger. (AP photo/Castro)

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    APTOPIX Italy Cruise Aground

    The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its starboard side off the port at Giglio after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. The number of dead and injured is not yet confirmed Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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    Atlantic City Gambling Prep

    Atlantic City police patrol the Boardwalk where a gift shop is already refurbished for the expected influx of customers attracted by legalized gambling, Jan. 13, 1978. Police who have been geared for the 90-dy summer season in the seaside resort are laying plans to cope with tourists and their troubles year-round. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)

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    Aaron Robinson

    Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Hank Aaron, left, and Frank Robinson pose during ceremonies in which they were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York City, Jan. 13, 1982. (AP Photo)

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    Noir

    Thierry Noir of West Berlin sprays graffiti on the Berlin Wall in East Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate, Jan. 13, 1990. Before he could finish the job, East German police came and he had to escape through the hole in the wall.

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    Bill Clinton

    U.S. President Bill Clinton waves to the crowd gathered around Moscow's Red Square, Jan. 13, 1994. Clinton took a break from his official summit meetings to tour parts of the city. St. Basil Cathedral, one of Moscow's most famous landmarks, is in the background. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

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    PHILIPPINES POPE JOHN PAUL II

    The bullet-proof vehicle carrying Pope John Paul II is surrounded by Filipinos waving their arms in greeting as it enters the grounds of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 13, 1995. The pope appealed to young Asian Catholics to join religious orders and devote their lives to spreading the faith in the coming century. (AP Photo/Alberto Marquez)

    • ALBERTO MARQUEZ
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    An unidentified passenger from an Air Florida jetliner that crashed into the Potomac River holds on to a safety ring during a rescue attempt in Washington, Jan. 13, 1982. ABC-TV News has identified her as Priscilla Tirado, hometown unknown. (AP Photo)

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    Chechen Troops 1995

    A Chechen fighter hangs his head in his hands, mouring the loss of a comrade killed on Friday, Jan. 13, 1995 in Grozny, during an artillery attack by Russian forces on the center of Grozny. The Russian army pounded the city center with rocket and artillery fire on Friday, trying to grind down rebel Chechen troops still holding key positions in the shattered capital. (AP Photo/Michael Yassukovich)

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    WILLIAMS

    American teenage tennis player Venus Williams of Palm Beach, Florida, in action during her upset victory over world number 1 women's player Martina Hingis of Switzerland, Tuesday, January 13, 1998, at the International in Sydney. Williams overcame leg cramps to win with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

    • RICK RYCROFT
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    Mikhail T. Kalashnikov

    Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, Russian designer of history’s most widely used military rifle, the AK-47, looks at a Dragunov Tiger Sporter rifle on Thursday, Jan. 13, 1994 at a gun show in Dallas. The famed gun designer has developed a semiautomatic hunting version of his automatic military weapon. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

    • Pat Sullivan
    FARMAN

    Aviator Henry Farman is seen in his Voisin biplane at Issy les Moulineaux prior to making the first 1km flight on a closed ciruit, Jan. 13, 1908. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Foolish Bear, Drags Wolf

    Foolish Bear, 84, left, and Drags Wolf, 75, invaded in New York City, Jan. 13, 1938 to recover from the heye foundation two sacred skulls of thunderbird deitixe which they believed will end recent droughts and insert plagues in their native North Dakota. The two are members of the water busters clan of the North Dakota Gros Ventre Indian Tribe. They visited President Roosevelt on the way to New York. (AP Photo)

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    Joe Namath, Paul Williams

    Los Angeles Rams backup quarterback Joe Namath, right, gets a lift during rehearsal for television special “Super Night at the Super Bowl” in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 13, 1978. Namath will co-host the live show along with singer-composer Paul Williams who is riding high at left. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    AP560113061.jpg
    Romania    Revolt  Aftermath   Jubilation

    Thousands of Romanians jubilate in front of the Victoria palace in Bucharest, now the seat of the government, after the declaration that Communism has been outlawed in Romania, on Friday, Jan. 13, 1990. (AP Photo/Barbara Walton)

    • Barbara Walton
    NYC Subway

    New Yorkers who used to complain about the crush of riding the subway during the rush hours have had 12 subway-less days to change their minds, there were no such complaints heard from the passengers of this crowded train, Jan. 13, 1966. Everybody was happy the crippling transit strike was over. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Henry Kissinger, Moshe Dayan

    U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 2nd left, chats with Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, right, at the minister?s home outside in Tel Aviv on Jan. 13, 1974, during a cocktail party in honor of Mr. Kissinger. (AP photo/Castro)

    • Castro
    APTOPIX Italy Cruise Aground

    The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its starboard side off the port at Giglio after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said. The number of dead and injured is not yet confirmed Coast Guard Cmdr. Francesco Paolillo said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

    • Gregorio Borgia
    Atlantic City Gambling Prep

    Atlantic City police patrol the Boardwalk where a gift shop is already refurbished for the expected influx of customers attracted by legalized gambling, Jan. 13, 1978. Police who have been geared for the 90-dy summer season in the seaside resort are laying plans to cope with tourists and their troubles year-round. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)

    • Jerry Mosey
    Aaron Robinson

    Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Hank Aaron, left, and Frank Robinson pose during ceremonies in which they were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in New York City, Jan. 13, 1982. (AP Photo)

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Noir

    Thierry Noir of West Berlin sprays graffiti on the Berlin Wall in East Berlin near the Brandenburg Gate, Jan. 13, 1990. Before he could finish the job, East German police came and he had to escape through the hole in the wall.

    • ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
    Bill Clinton

    U.S. President Bill Clinton waves to the crowd gathered around Moscow's Red Square, Jan. 13, 1994. Clinton took a break from his official summit meetings to tour parts of the city. St. Basil Cathedral, one of Moscow's most famous landmarks, is in the background. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)

    • Greg Gibson
    PHILIPPINES POPE JOHN PAUL II

    The bullet-proof vehicle carrying Pope John Paul II is surrounded by Filipinos waving their arms in greeting as it enters the grounds of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 13, 1995. The pope appealed to young Asian Catholics to join religious orders and devote their lives to spreading the faith in the coming century. (AP Photo/Alberto Marquez)

    • ALBERTO MARQUEZ
    aviation; crash; disaster;

    An unidentified passenger from an Air Florida jetliner that crashed into the Potomac River holds on to a safety ring during a rescue attempt in Washington, Jan. 13, 1982. ABC-TV News has identified her as Priscilla Tirado, hometown unknown. (AP Photo)

    • Anonymous
    Chechen Troops 1995

    A Chechen fighter hangs his head in his hands, mouring the loss of a comrade killed on Friday, Jan. 13, 1995 in Grozny, during an artillery attack by Russian forces on the center of Grozny. The Russian army pounded the city center with rocket and artillery fire on Friday, trying to grind down rebel Chechen troops still holding key positions in the shattered capital. (AP Photo/Michael Yassukovich)

    • Michael Yassukovich
    WILLIAMS

    American teenage tennis player Venus Williams of Palm Beach, Florida, in action during her upset victory over world number 1 women's player Martina Hingis of Switzerland, Tuesday, January 13, 1998, at the International in Sydney. Williams overcame leg cramps to win with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

    • RICK RYCROFT

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