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  • Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Samsung

    Acquiring NeuroLogica

    Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Samsung announced that it has acquired medical imaging company NeuroLogica, part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.




  • New York, New York, U.S.
    2013
    Kobe Bryant

    The fifth-highest paid sports star

    New York, New York, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Forbes listed Bryant the fifth-highest paid sports star in the world behind Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Lionel Messi.




  • Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Traffic stop

    Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Hernandez and Bradley partied at Cure again. At 2:20 a.m., Bradley was pulled over on the Southeast Expressway doing 105 miles per hour. According to the State Police, he was "wobbly drunk." Hernandez tried to get his friend out of trouble by saying, "Trooper, I am Aaron Hernandez. It's okay." However, Bradley was still arrested for drunk driving.




  • U.S.
    2013
    HTC

    Microsoft intention to buy HTC

    U.S.
    2013

    During 2013, Microsoft were in negotiations to purchase HTC. This was only revealed in 2018 by Risto Siilasmaa, chairman of Nokia, in an interview with the Helsingin Sanomat. Microsoft would eventually purchase Nokia's mobile phone business that year.




  • Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S.
    2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Sold Cole Haan

    Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S.
    2013

    Nike sold Cole Haan in 2013.




  • U.S.
    2013
    Nike, Inc.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average

    U.S.
    2013

    Nike was made a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2013, when it replaced Alcoa.




  • U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Tony Hawk

    John Cardiel Opinion

    U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, professional skateboarder John Cardiel, identified by Transworld Skateboarding as the eleventh most influential skateboarder of all time, listed Hawk as one of his personal all-time skateboarding influences, alongside Gonzales, Christian Hosoi, and Sacramento's skateboarders. Cardiel explained, "... the insane 540s with no hands, and, just like, all his tricks; he had the ramps, all his ramps, all the ramps he had—I thought that was insane. Tony Hawk's the best."


  • Florida, U.S.
    2013
    Sofia Kenin

    Progressing to Grade 1 level

    Florida, U.S.
    2013

    After winning her first titles in both singles and doubles in 2013, she progressed to the Grade 1 level. Towards the end of the year, she made her Grade A debut at the Orange Bowl, reaching the semifinals in singles and finishing runner-up in doubles with Kaitlyn McCarthy to Tornado Alicia Black and Naiktha Bains.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Google LLC

    Larry Page's Comment On 2012 Revenues

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, then-CEO Larry Page commented, "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter ... Revenues were up 36% year-on-year, and 8% quarter-on-quarter. And we hit $50 billion in revenues for the first time last year – not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half."


  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    2013
    MacOS

    Removing upgrade fees

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    2013

    Apple also steadily cut the cost of updates from Snow Leopard onwards, before removing upgrade fees altogether from 2013 onwards. Some journalists and third-party software developers have suggested that this decision, while allowing more rapid feature release, meant less opportunity to focus on stability, with no version of OS X recommendable for users requiring stability and performance above new features.


  • California, U.S.
    2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    California incidents

    California, U.S.
    2013

    Hernandez traveled to California with Jenkins and their young daughter in 2013 to have shoulder surgery. While there, Jenkins called the police twice in less than a week, claiming that Hernandez was drunk and violent. In the first incident, Hernandez put his hand through a window. Hernandez's brother and friends later said that there were drugs and guns in the rented apartment, but police determined that Jenkins and the child were not in danger and never searched the premises. D.J. found Hernandez alone on the roof of the building one night, looking defeated and rubbing the barrel of a gun against his face.


  • Bellevue, Washington, United States
    2013
    Virtual reality

    Valve Breakthrough

    Bellevue, Washington, United States
    2013

    In 2013, Valve discovered and freely shared the breakthrough of low-persistence displays which make a lag-free and smear-free display of VR content possible. This was adopted by Oculus and was used in all their future headsets.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Signed Rory McIlroy

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Nike signed Rory McIlroy, the then No 1 golfer in the world to a 10-year sponsorship deal worth $250 million. The deal includes using Nike's range of golf clubs, a move Nick Faldo previously described as "dangerous" for McIlroy's game.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    2013
    Google LLC

    Google Launched Google Shopping Express

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Google launched Google Shopping Express, a delivery service initially available only in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2013
    Google LLC

    Google Ranked 5th In Lobbying Spending

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Google ranked 5th in lobbying spending, up from 213th in 2003.


  • Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
    2013
    Jeff Bezos

    Contract with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

    Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Bezos secured a $600 million contract with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on behalf of Amazon Web Services.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    The service was launched

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    The service was launched in January 2013 after the company raised a $6 million Series A round from Qualcomm Ventures, Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang, WebEx founder Subrah Iyar, and former Cisco SVP and General Counsel Dan Scheinman.


  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
    2013
    Banking Frauds and Hacks

    Target

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
    2013

    Rescator, a hacker only known by this name stole the login credentials from the HVAC vendor which was working with Target’IT network. He used those credentials to help him gain access to POS terminals and harvest of Target and swiped nearly every card over a several months period. The attacker pilfered 11GB of extremely sensitive data. This resulted in banks spending $350 million reissuing cards. Public findings showed the debacle cost Target more than $252 million in losses. 110 million shoppers lost their credit card data.


  • Tampa, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Jan 7, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Rumble Opponent CM Punk

    Tampa, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Jan 7, 2013

    On the January 7, 2013 episode of Raw, The Rock returned to confront his Rumble opponent CM Punk.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013
    Kobe Bryant

    Divorce called off

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013

    On January 11, 2013, Bryant and his wife both announced via social media that they had called off their divorce.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Back to SmackDown

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013

    On January 11, The Rock made his first SmackDown appearance in ten years, getting into an altercation with Team Rhodes Scholars, resulting in him delivering a Rock Bottom to Damien Sandow and a People's Elbow to Cody Rhodes.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Jan 14, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    A Brawl with CM Punk

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Jan 14, 2013

    The Rock closed out the 20th-anniversary episode of Raw, on January 14, with one of his "Rock Concerts", leading to a brawl with CM Punk.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook announced Facebook Graph Search

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 15, 2013

    On January 15, 2013, Facebook announced Facebook Graph Search, which provides users with a "precise answer", rather than a link to an answer by leveraging data present on its site.


  • U.S.
    2013
    Kevin Hart

    Hart co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer

    U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Hart co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer. The show follows Hart along with other married celebrities (each playing a comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the series including Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove, Nick Cannon, and Robin Thicke. Thicke didn't return for the second season due to his music career, though Hart has stated that the door is open for Thicke to return.


  • U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Definitions

    U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    There is no fixed definition of a mass shooting in the United States. The Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, signed into law in January 2013, defines a "mass killing" as one resulting in at least 3 victims, excluding the perpetrator.


  • Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Tony Zerilli

    Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, reputed gangster Tony Zerilli implied that Hoffa was originally buried in a shallow grave, with the plan to move his remains later to a second location. Zerilli contends that these plans were abandoned. He said Hoffa's remains lay in a field in northern Oakland County, Michigan, not far from the restaurant where he was last seen. Zerilli denied any responsibility for or association with Hoffa's disappearance.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013
    Joe Biden

    Second term (2013–2017)

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term in the early morning of January 20, 2013, at a small ceremony in his official residence with Justice Sonia Sotomayor presiding (a public ceremony took place on January 21). He continued to be at the forefront as, in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Obama administration put forth executive orders and proposed legislation towards new gun control measures (the legislation failed to pass).


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013
    Joe Biden

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term as a Vice President

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term on January 20, 2013, at a small ceremony at Number One Observatory Circle, his official residence, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor presiding (a public ceremony took place on January 21).


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Barack Obama

    Second Term

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    Second inauguration was on January 21, 2013.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Was Attacked by The Shield

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    The following week on Raw, The Rock was attacked by The Shield. Vince McMahon then asserted that if The Shield attacked The Rock in his title match with CM Punk, Punk would be stripped of the WWE Championship.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Atari, Inc.

    Bankruptcy

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    On January 21, 2013, the four related companies Atari, Atari Interactive, Humongous, and California US Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. All three Ataris emerged from bankruptcy one year later and the entering of the social casino gaming industry with Atari Casino. Frederic Chesnais, who now heads all three companies, stated that their entire operations consist of a staff of 10 people.


  • Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 27, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Royal Rumble (2013)

    Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 27, 2013

    On January 27, at Royal Rumble, CM Punk would seemingly defeat The Rock after the arena lights went out and someone attacked The Rock. Vince McMahon then came out and was about to strip Punk of the championship, however, at The Rock's request, he instead restarted the match. This culminated in The Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship.


  • National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
    2013
    Donald Trump

    Trump railed against illegal immigration

    National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Trump spoke at CPAC again; he railed against illegal immigration, bemoaned Obama's "unprecedented media protection", advised against harming Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and suggested that the government "take" Iraq's oil and use the proceeds to pay a million dollars each to families of dead soldiers.


  • U.S.
    2013
    Donald Trump

    WWE Hall of Fame

    U.S.
    2013

    Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Feb, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Miami shooting of Alexander Bradley

    Florida, U.S.
    Feb, 2013

    In February 2013, Hernandez, Bradley, and several others visited a Florida strip club where they rang up a $10,000 bill. Hernandez began to worry about two men sitting across from them, thinking they were plainclothes Boston police officers. Bradley later recalled telling Hernandez that they were probably tracking the pair as part of their investigation into the double murder outside the Cure. Hernandez and Bradley had a troubled relationship at this point. Bradley claimed that on February 13, 2013, during the same trip, he woke up in a car with Hernandez pointing a gun at his face. The next morning police found Bradley lying in a parking lot and bleeding from a bullet hole between his eyes. Bradley survived but lost his right eye. He did not cooperate with the police, but instead sought revenge. The pair would trade more than 500 text messages in the next three months, which included death threats and attempts at extortion. Bradley told Hernandez that he had "semiautomatic weapons, bulletproof vests, and a crew that ran six deep." Hernandez's agent tried, unsuccessfully, to settle the matter quietly. Bradley demanded $5 million to keep his silence, and Hernandez countered with $1.5 million. Bradley then asked for $2.5 million. Hernandez did not respond but instead went to see his lawyer.


  • U.S.
    Feb, 2013
    Oppo

    First Oppo Find

    U.S.
    Feb, 2013

    The Oppo Find 5 was released in America in February 2013. It featured clean lines, a thin rectangular shape, and an overall elegant appearance. The Oppo Find 5 had a pixel density of 441 ppm, which puts it in the highest range of the mobile phones with HD display at its release time. In July 2013, a refreshed Oppo Find 5 launched in China. The processor has been changed to Snapdragon 600 instead of the Snapdragon S4 Pro. The Android version was updated to Android 4.2.2 as well while other specifications remained the same.


  • Erath County, Texas, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 2, 2013
    American Sniper: Christopher Scott Kyle

    Death

    Erath County, Texas, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 2, 2013

    On February 2, 2013, Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, 35, were shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh at the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range in Erath County, Texas. Both Kyle and Littlefield were armed with .45-caliber 1911-style pistols when they were killed, but neither gun had been unholstered or fired, and the safety catches were still on. Kyle was killed with a .45-caliber pistol, while Littlefield was shot with a 9mm SIG Sauer pistol. Both guns belonged to Kyle.


  • United States
    Saturday Feb 16, 2013
    Angelina Jolie

    The Breast Cancer

    United States
    Saturday Feb 16, 2013

    On 16 February 2013, aged 37, Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she had an 87% risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene.


  • New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 17, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Elimination Chamber (2013)

    New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 17, 2013

    Punk received a title rematch with The Rock, at Elimination Chamber, with the added stipulation that if The Rock was disqualified or counted out, he would still lose the WWE Championship. The Rock would pin Punk to retain the championship.


  • Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
    Monday Feb 18, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Unveiled a New WWE Championship Design

    Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
    Monday Feb 18, 2013

    The following night on Raw, The Rock unveiled a new WWE Championship design, with a different center plate and removable customizable side-plates which had his "Brahma Bull" logo.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 21, 2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike announced It Suspended Its Contract With Oscar Pistorius

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 21, 2013

    On February 21, 2013, Nike announced it suspended its contract with South African limbless athlete Oscar Pistorius, due to his being charged with premeditated murder.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Feb, 2013
    Reddit

    Reddit began accepting the digital currency Bitcoin

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Feb, 2013

    Reddit began accepting the digital currency Bitcoin for its Reddit Gold subscription service through a partnership with the bitcoin payment processor Coinbase in February 2013.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The blockchain temporarily split into two independent chains

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    In March 2013 the blockchain temporarily split into two independent chains with different rules due to a bug in version 0.8 of the bitcoin software. The two blockchains operated simultaneously for six hours, each with its own version of the transaction history from the moment of the split. Normal operation was restored when the majority of the network downgraded to version 0.7 of the bitcoin software, selecting the backward-compatible version of the blockchain. As a result, this blockchain became the longest chain and could be accepted by all participants, regardless of their bitcoin software version. During the split, the Mt. Gox exchange briefly halted bitcoin deposits and the price dropped by 23% to $37 before recovering to the previous level of approximately $48 in the following hours.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook announced App Center

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    In March 2012, Facebook announced App Center, a store selling applications that operate via the website. The store was to be available on iPhones, Android devices, and mobile web users.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013
    LeBron James

    Career-high and franchise-record

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013

    On March 3 of the 2013–14 season, James scored a career-high and franchise-record 61 points in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    07:22:00 PM
    Carlos Slim

    The World's Richest Person 2013

    U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    07:22:00 PM

    On March 5, 2013, Forbes stated that Slim was still maintaining his first-place position as the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$73 billion.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Amazon

    Amazon acquires GoodReads

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    Amazon acquires social reading and book-review site GoodReads.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 11, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The update to this release resulted in a minor blockchain fork

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 11, 2013

    The update to this release resulted in a minor blockchain fork on the 11 March 2013. The fork was resolved shortly afterward. Seeding nodes through IRC was discontinued in version 0.8.2. From version 0.9.0 the software was renamed to Bitcoin Core.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
    Jim Carrey

    Carrey's book announcement

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013

    In March 2013, Carrey announced that he had written a children's book titled How Roland Rolls, about a scared wave named Roland. He described it as "kind of a metaphysical children's story, which deals with a lot of heavy stuff in a really childish way." Carrey self-published the book, which was released in September 2013.


  • Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Bitcoin

    (FinCEN) established regulatory guidelines for "decentralized virtual currencies"

    Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) established regulatory guidelines for "decentralized virtual currencies" such as bitcoin, classifying American bitcoin miners who sell their generated bitcoins as Money Service Businesses (MSBs), that are subject to registration or other legal obligations.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Mar 29, 2013
    Microsoft

    Patent Tracker

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Mar 29, 2013

    On March 29, 2013, Microsoft launched a Patent Tracker.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Marvel Studios moved its executive production offices from Manhattan Beach Studios Media Campus to The Walt Disney Studios

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    In April 2013, Marvel Studios moved its executive production offices from Manhattan Beach Studios Media Campus to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
    Shaquille O'Neal

    The Lakers retired his No. 34 jersey

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 2, 2013

    Phil Jackson believed O'Neal underachieved in his career, saying he "could and should have been the MVP player for 10 consecutive seasons." The Lakers retired his No. 34 jersey on April 2, 2013.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Unveiled Facebook Home

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 3, 2013

    On April 3, 2013, Facebook unveiled Facebook Home, a user-interface layer for Android devices offering greater integration with the site.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013
    Korean War

    The Potential use of a nuclear weapon

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013

    Speaking on 4 April 2013, the US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, informed the press that Pyongyang "formally informed" the Pentagon that it "ratified" the potential use of a nuclear weapon against South Korea, Japan and the United States of America, including Guam and Hawaii.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor Driving under the influence

    California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013

    Hart was charged on April 14, 2013, on suspicion of drunk driving after his black Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker truck on a Southern California freeway. Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor "Driving under the influence".


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Uber

    Uber adds ridesharing

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    Uber adds ridesharing, where regular drivers use their personal vehicles as part of UberX.


  • East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 7, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    WrestleMania 29

    East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 7, 2013

    On April 7, at WrestleMania 29, Rock lost the WWE Championship to Cena, ending his reign at 70 days.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The bitcoin price rose to $259

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013

    The bitcoin price rose to $259 on 10 April, but then crashed by 83% to $45 over the next three days.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
    Kobe Bryant

    Massive numbers in one game

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013

    On April 10, 2013, Bryant became the first player in NBA history to get 47 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and three steals in an NBA game.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013
    Mark Zuckerberg

    FWD.us

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013

    On April 11, 2013, Zuckerberg led the launch of a 501 lobbying group called FWD.us. The founders and contributors to the group were primarily Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, and its president was Joe Green, a close friend of Zuckerberg.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Pain & Gain

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013

    Johnson starred in Pain & Gain film in 2013.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Apr 15, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Announcing an Alliance With The National Association of Attorneys General

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Apr 15, 2013

    On April 15, 2013, Facebook announced an alliance across 19 states with the National Association of Attorneys General, to provide teenagers and parents with information on tools to manage social networking profiles.


  • Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    2013
    IBM

    SoftLayer Technologies

    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, IBM also acquired SoftLayer Technologies, a web hosting service, in a deal worth around $2 billion.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
    LeBron James

    12-13 Season Champion

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 17, 2013

    12-13 Season Champion with Miami Heat


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 19, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Modified Its Logo

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 19, 2013

    On April 19 Facebook modified its logo to remove the faint blue line at the bottom of the "F" icon. The letter F moved closer to the edge of the box.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Surgery

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013

    Johnson underwent surgery on April 23, 2013 to reattach the torn tendons.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Daredevil confirmed

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013

    On October 10, 2012, the Daredevil rights reverted to Marvel Studios, which was confirmed by studio president Kevin Feige on April 23, 2013.


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Apr, 2013
    Kroger

    Kroger announced that would maintain their health insurance benefits

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Apr, 2013

    The company announced in April 2013 that full-time employees would maintain their health insurance benefits.


  • U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Bitcoin

    Price Change in six hours

    U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    In April, exchanges BitInstant and Mt. Gox experienced processing delays due to insufficient capacity resulting in the bitcoin price dropping from $266 to $76 before returning to $160 within six hours.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Joined The Fortune 500 List For The First Time

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Based on its 2012 income of $5 billion, Facebook joined the Fortune 500 list for the first time in May 2013, ranked 462.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively

    U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013

    On May 2, 2013, Feige confirmed in an interview that the Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively, as well as reaffirming the acquisition of the Blade rights.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013
    LeBron James

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    On 15 May 2013, US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox after discovering it had not registered as a money transmitter with FinCEN in the US.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Android

    Google Play edition program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    At its developer conference in May 2013, Google announced a special version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where, instead of using Samsung's own Android customization, the phone ran "stock Android" and was promised to receive new system updates fast. The device would become the start of the Google Play edition program and was followed by other devices, including the HTC One Google Play edition, and Moto G Google Play edition.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    In May 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels within the platform.


  • California, United States
    May, 2013
    Elon Musk

    Surpassing Range Limitation

    California, United States
    May, 2013

    In May 2013 interview with All Things Digital, Musk said that to overcome the range limitations of electric cars, Tesla planned to expand its network of supercharger stations, tripling the number on the East and West coasts of the U.S. that June, with plans for more expansion across North America, including Canada, throughout the year.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013
    International Monetary Fund

    Discussion Paper

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013

    The topic of sovereign debt restructuring was taken up by the IMF in April 2013 for the first time since 2005, in a report entitled "Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework". The paper, which was discussed by the board on 20 May, summarised the recent experiences in Greece, St Kitts, and Nevis, Belize, and Jamaica. An explanatory interview with Deputy Director Hugh Bredenkamp was published a few days later, as was a deconstruction by Matina Stevis of the Wall Street Journal.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    1 million users

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Zoom launched version 1.0 of the program allowing the maximum number of participants per conference to be 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and by May 2013 it had 1 million users.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox Internet-based features

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    Announced on May 21, 2013, the Xbox One has an emphasis on internet-based features, including the ability to record and stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a set-top box to watch cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide interface and Kinect-based voice control.


  • Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1

    Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    On May 22, 2013, Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1 to report that her child, Gabriel Fernandez, was not breathing.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested

    California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013

    On May 23, 2013, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested; Fernandez was arrested for felony child endangerment while Aguirre was arrested for attempted murder.


  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Death

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013

    Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brain dead. Gabriel passed away two days later on May 24, 2013 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2013
    Google LLC

    Google acquired Waze

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2013

    In June 2013, Google acquired Waze, a $966 million deal. While Waze would remain an independent entity, its social features, such as its crowdsourced location platform, were reportedly valuable integrations between Waze and Google Maps, Google's own mapping service.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
    DC Comics

    DC unveiled two new digital comic innovations to enhance interactivity: DC2 and DC2 Multiverse

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 4, 2013

    On June 4, 2013, DC unveiled two new digital comic innovations to enhance interactivity: DC2 and DC2 Multiverse. DC2 layers dynamic artwork onto digital comic panels, adding a new level of dimension to digital storytelling, while DC2 Multiverse allows readers to determine a specific story outcome by selecting individual characters, storylines and plot developments while reading the comic, meaning one digital comic has multiple outcomes. DC2 will first appear in the upcoming digital-first title, Batman '66, based on the 1960s television series and DC2 Multiverse will first appear in Batman: Arkham Origins, a digital-first title based on the video game of the same name.


  • U.S.
    Jun, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin had a cameo as himself in This Is the End

    U.S.
    Jun, 2013

    Kevin had a cameo as himself in "This Is the End".


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Introducing Clickable Hashtags

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 12, 2013

    On June 12, Facebook announced that it was introducing clickable hashtags to help users follow trending discussions, or search what others are talking about on a topic.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 13, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Bradley filed a civil lawsuit

    Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 13, 2013

    On June 13, 2013, Bradley filed a civil lawsuit for damages against Hernandez in a Florida federal court. He withdrew the suit four days later, giving the two a chance to work out a settlement without the media knowing about it. On September 3, 2013, Hernandez's lawyers filed a postponement request in federal court until his murder charges were resolved. In February 2016, Hernandez reached a settlement with Bradley over the lawsuit. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.


  • Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 17, 2013
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Investigation of the Zerilli Information

    Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 17, 2013

    On June 17, 2013, investigation of the Zerilli information led the FBI to a property in Oakland Township in northern Oakland County owned by Detroit mob boss Jack Tocco. After three days, the FBI called off the dig. No human remains were found, and the case remains open.


  • North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Murder of Odin Lloyd

    North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 18, 2013

    On June 18, 2013, police searched Hernandez's home in connection with an investigation into the shooting death of a friend, Odin Lloyd, whose body was found, with multiple gunshot wounds to the back and chest, in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's house. The following day, Hernandez assured Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft that he had nothing to do with the shooting. Despite this, Hernandez was "barred" from Gillette Stadium lest it becomes "the site of a media stakeout." The team also decided, a week before his eventual arrest, to cut ties with Hernandez if he was arrested on any charge related to the case.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jun 23, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US Drug Enforcement Administration listed â‚¿11.02 as a seized asset in a United States Department of Justice

    U.S.
    Sunday Jun 23, 2013

    On 23 June 2013, the US Drug Enforcement Administration listed ₿11.02 as a seized asset in a United States Department of Justice seizure notice pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881. This marked the first time a government agency had seized bitcoin.


  • North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    First-degree murder

    North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 2013

    On June 26, 2013, Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder, in addition to five gun-related charges. The Patriots released Hernandez from the team about ninety minutes later, before officially learning the charges against him. Two other men were also arrested in connection with Lloyd's death. On August 22, 2013, Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Lloyd; he pled not guilty on September 6, 2013. On April 15, 2015, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree, a charge that in Massachusetts automatically carries a sentence of life in prison without a possibility of parole; he also was found guilty of five firearm charges. A motive for the murder was never definitively established. Police investigated the possibility that Lloyd may have learned of Hernandez's bisexuality and that Hernandez was worried that Lloyd might out him to others.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013
    Library of Congress

    BARD

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013

    BARD in 2013, digital talking books mobile app for Braille and Audio Reading Downloads in partnership with the library's National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped, that enables free downloads of audio and Braille books to mobile devices via the Apple App Store.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jul, 2013
    Google LLC

    Google Introduced the Chromecast Dongle

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jul, 2013

    In July 2013, Google introduced the Chromecast dongle, that allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Monday Jul 1, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox 360 units sales

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Monday Jul 1, 2013

    As of June 30, 2013, 78.2 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide.


  • U.S. and Canada
    2013
    Ellie Goulding

    A tour with Bruno Mars

    U.S. and Canada
    2013

    Ellie Goulding and Fitz and the Tantrums were signed as the opening act for the first leg of The Moonshine Jungle Tour in North American by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Disney purchased the distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 2, 2013

    On July 2, 2013, Disney purchased the distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger from Paramount.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013
    Juneteenth

    U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 175

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 175, acknowledging Lula Briggs Galloway (late president of the National Association of Juneteenth Lineage) who "successfully worked to bring national recognition to Juneteenth Independence Day", and the continued leadership of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is a 2013 American stand-up comedy concert film featuring Kevin Hart's 2012 performance at Madison Square Garden. It was released in theaters on July 3, 2013. The film was directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story, produced by Hartbeat Productions, and distributed by Summit Entertainment and Codeblack Films.


  • Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Samsung

    Acquiring NeuroLogica

    Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Samsung announced that it has acquired medical imaging company NeuroLogica, part of the multinational conglomerate's plans to build a leading medical technology business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.


  • New York, New York, U.S.
    2013
    Kobe Bryant

    The fifth-highest paid sports star

    New York, New York, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Forbes listed Bryant the fifth-highest paid sports star in the world behind Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Lionel Messi.


  • Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Traffic stop

    Boston's South End, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Hernandez and Bradley partied at Cure again. At 2:20 a.m., Bradley was pulled over on the Southeast Expressway doing 105 miles per hour. According to the State Police, he was "wobbly drunk." Hernandez tried to get his friend out of trouble by saying, "Trooper, I am Aaron Hernandez. It's okay." However, Bradley was still arrested for drunk driving.


  • U.S.
    2013
    HTC

    Microsoft intention to buy HTC

    U.S.
    2013

    During 2013, Microsoft were in negotiations to purchase HTC. This was only revealed in 2018 by Risto Siilasmaa, chairman of Nokia, in an interview with the Helsingin Sanomat. Microsoft would eventually purchase Nokia's mobile phone business that year.


  • Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S.
    2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Sold Cole Haan

    Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S.
    2013

    Nike sold Cole Haan in 2013.


  • U.S.
    2013
    Nike, Inc.

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average

    U.S.
    2013

    Nike was made a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 2013, when it replaced Alcoa.


  • U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Tony Hawk

    John Cardiel Opinion

    U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, professional skateboarder John Cardiel, identified by Transworld Skateboarding as the eleventh most influential skateboarder of all time, listed Hawk as one of his personal all-time skateboarding influences, alongside Gonzales, Christian Hosoi, and Sacramento's skateboarders. Cardiel explained, "... the insane 540s with no hands, and, just like, all his tricks; he had the ramps, all his ramps, all the ramps he had—I thought that was insane. Tony Hawk's the best."


  • Florida, U.S.
    2013
    Sofia Kenin

    Progressing to Grade 1 level

    Florida, U.S.
    2013

    After winning her first titles in both singles and doubles in 2013, she progressed to the Grade 1 level. Towards the end of the year, she made her Grade A debut at the Orange Bowl, reaching the semifinals in singles and finishing runner-up in doubles with Kaitlyn McCarthy to Tornado Alicia Black and Naiktha Bains.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Google LLC

    Larry Page's Comment On 2012 Revenues

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, then-CEO Larry Page commented, "We ended 2012 with a strong quarter ... Revenues were up 36% year-on-year, and 8% quarter-on-quarter. And we hit $50 billion in revenues for the first time last year – not a bad achievement in just a decade and a half."


  • Cupertino, California, U.S.
    2013
    MacOS

    Removing upgrade fees

    Cupertino, California, U.S.
    2013

    Apple also steadily cut the cost of updates from Snow Leopard onwards, before removing upgrade fees altogether from 2013 onwards. Some journalists and third-party software developers have suggested that this decision, while allowing more rapid feature release, meant less opportunity to focus on stability, with no version of OS X recommendable for users requiring stability and performance above new features.


  • California, U.S.
    2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    California incidents

    California, U.S.
    2013

    Hernandez traveled to California with Jenkins and their young daughter in 2013 to have shoulder surgery. While there, Jenkins called the police twice in less than a week, claiming that Hernandez was drunk and violent. In the first incident, Hernandez put his hand through a window. Hernandez's brother and friends later said that there were drugs and guns in the rented apartment, but police determined that Jenkins and the child were not in danger and never searched the premises. D.J. found Hernandez alone on the roof of the building one night, looking defeated and rubbing the barrel of a gun against his face.


  • Bellevue, Washington, United States
    2013
    Virtual reality

    Valve Breakthrough

    Bellevue, Washington, United States
    2013

    In 2013, Valve discovered and freely shared the breakthrough of low-persistence displays which make a lag-free and smear-free display of VR content possible. This was adopted by Oculus and was used in all their future headsets.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Signed Rory McIlroy

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, Nike signed Rory McIlroy, the then No 1 golfer in the world to a 10-year sponsorship deal worth $250 million. The deal includes using Nike's range of golf clubs, a move Nick Faldo previously described as "dangerous" for McIlroy's game.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    2013
    Google LLC

    Google Launched Google Shopping Express

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Google launched Google Shopping Express, a delivery service initially available only in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2013
    Google LLC

    Google Ranked 5th In Lobbying Spending

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Google ranked 5th in lobbying spending, up from 213th in 2003.


  • Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
    2013
    Jeff Bezos

    Contract with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

    Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Bezos secured a $600 million contract with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on behalf of Amazon Web Services.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    The service was launched

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    The service was launched in January 2013 after the company raised a $6 million Series A round from Qualcomm Ventures, Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang, WebEx founder Subrah Iyar, and former Cisco SVP and General Counsel Dan Scheinman.


  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
    2013
    Banking Frauds and Hacks

    Target

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
    2013

    Rescator, a hacker only known by this name stole the login credentials from the HVAC vendor which was working with Target’IT network. He used those credentials to help him gain access to POS terminals and harvest of Target and swiped nearly every card over a several months period. The attacker pilfered 11GB of extremely sensitive data. This resulted in banks spending $350 million reissuing cards. Public findings showed the debacle cost Target more than $252 million in losses. 110 million shoppers lost their credit card data.


  • Tampa, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Jan 7, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Rumble Opponent CM Punk

    Tampa, Florida, U.S.
    Monday Jan 7, 2013

    On the January 7, 2013 episode of Raw, The Rock returned to confront his Rumble opponent CM Punk.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013
    Kobe Bryant

    Divorce called off

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013

    On January 11, 2013, Bryant and his wife both announced via social media that they had called off their divorce.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Back to SmackDown

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Friday Jan 11, 2013

    On January 11, The Rock made his first SmackDown appearance in ten years, getting into an altercation with Team Rhodes Scholars, resulting in him delivering a Rock Bottom to Damien Sandow and a People's Elbow to Cody Rhodes.


  • Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Jan 14, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    A Brawl with CM Punk

    Houston, Texas, U.S.
    Monday Jan 14, 2013

    The Rock closed out the 20th-anniversary episode of Raw, on January 14, with one of his "Rock Concerts", leading to a brawl with CM Punk.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 15, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook announced Facebook Graph Search

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jan 15, 2013

    On January 15, 2013, Facebook announced Facebook Graph Search, which provides users with a "precise answer", rather than a link to an answer by leveraging data present on its site.


  • U.S.
    2013
    Kevin Hart

    Hart co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer

    U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Hart co-created Real Husbands of Hollywood with Chris Spencer. The show follows Hart along with other married celebrities (each playing a comical fictionalized version of themselves) within the series including Boris Kodjoe, Nelly, Duane Martin, J.B. Smoove, Nick Cannon, and Robin Thicke. Thicke didn't return for the second season due to his music career, though Hart has stated that the door is open for Thicke to return.


  • U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Mass Shootings in the United States

    Definitions

    U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    There is no fixed definition of a mass shooting in the United States. The Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012, signed into law in January 2013, defines a "mass killing" as one resulting in at least 3 victims, excluding the perpetrator.


  • Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Jan, 2013
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Tony Zerilli

    Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Jan, 2013

    In January 2013, reputed gangster Tony Zerilli implied that Hoffa was originally buried in a shallow grave, with the plan to move his remains later to a second location. Zerilli contends that these plans were abandoned. He said Hoffa's remains lay in a field in northern Oakland County, Michigan, not far from the restaurant where he was last seen. Zerilli denied any responsibility for or association with Hoffa's disappearance.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013
    Joe Biden

    Second term (2013–2017)

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term in the early morning of January 20, 2013, at a small ceremony in his official residence with Justice Sonia Sotomayor presiding (a public ceremony took place on January 21). He continued to be at the forefront as, in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Obama administration put forth executive orders and proposed legislation towards new gun control measures (the legislation failed to pass).


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013
    Joe Biden

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term as a Vice President

    U.S.
    Sunday Jan 20, 2013

    Biden was inaugurated to a second term on January 20, 2013, at a small ceremony at Number One Observatory Circle, his official residence, with Justice Sonia Sotomayor presiding (a public ceremony took place on January 21).


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Barack Obama

    Second Term

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    Second inauguration was on January 21, 2013.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Was Attacked by The Shield

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    The following week on Raw, The Rock was attacked by The Shield. Vince McMahon then asserted that if The Shield attacked The Rock in his title match with CM Punk, Punk would be stripped of the WWE Championship.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Atari, Inc.

    Bankruptcy

    U.S.
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    On January 21, 2013, the four related companies Atari, Atari Interactive, Humongous, and California US Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. All three Ataris emerged from bankruptcy one year later and the entering of the social casino gaming industry with Atari Casino. Frederic Chesnais, who now heads all three companies, stated that their entire operations consist of a staff of 10 people.


  • Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 27, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Royal Rumble (2013)

    Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 27, 2013

    On January 27, at Royal Rumble, CM Punk would seemingly defeat The Rock after the arena lights went out and someone attacked The Rock. Vince McMahon then came out and was about to strip Punk of the championship, however, at The Rock's request, he instead restarted the match. This culminated in The Rock defeating Punk to win his eighth WWE Championship.


  • National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
    2013
    Donald Trump

    Trump railed against illegal immigration

    National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, Trump spoke at CPAC again; he railed against illegal immigration, bemoaned Obama's "unprecedented media protection", advised against harming Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and suggested that the government "take" Iraq's oil and use the proceeds to pay a million dollars each to families of dead soldiers.


  • U.S.
    2013
    Donald Trump

    WWE Hall of Fame

    U.S.
    2013

    Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Feb, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Miami shooting of Alexander Bradley

    Florida, U.S.
    Feb, 2013

    In February 2013, Hernandez, Bradley, and several others visited a Florida strip club where they rang up a $10,000 bill. Hernandez began to worry about two men sitting across from them, thinking they were plainclothes Boston police officers. Bradley later recalled telling Hernandez that they were probably tracking the pair as part of their investigation into the double murder outside the Cure. Hernandez and Bradley had a troubled relationship at this point. Bradley claimed that on February 13, 2013, during the same trip, he woke up in a car with Hernandez pointing a gun at his face. The next morning police found Bradley lying in a parking lot and bleeding from a bullet hole between his eyes. Bradley survived but lost his right eye. He did not cooperate with the police, but instead sought revenge. The pair would trade more than 500 text messages in the next three months, which included death threats and attempts at extortion. Bradley told Hernandez that he had "semiautomatic weapons, bulletproof vests, and a crew that ran six deep." Hernandez's agent tried, unsuccessfully, to settle the matter quietly. Bradley demanded $5 million to keep his silence, and Hernandez countered with $1.5 million. Bradley then asked for $2.5 million. Hernandez did not respond but instead went to see his lawyer.


  • U.S.
    Feb, 2013
    Oppo

    First Oppo Find

    U.S.
    Feb, 2013

    The Oppo Find 5 was released in America in February 2013. It featured clean lines, a thin rectangular shape, and an overall elegant appearance. The Oppo Find 5 had a pixel density of 441 ppm, which puts it in the highest range of the mobile phones with HD display at its release time. In July 2013, a refreshed Oppo Find 5 launched in China. The processor has been changed to Snapdragon 600 instead of the Snapdragon S4 Pro. The Android version was updated to Android 4.2.2 as well while other specifications remained the same.


  • Erath County, Texas, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 2, 2013
    American Sniper: Christopher Scott Kyle

    Death

    Erath County, Texas, U.S.
    Saturday Feb 2, 2013

    On February 2, 2013, Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, 35, were shot and killed by Eddie Ray Routh at the Rough Creek Ranch-Lodge-Resort shooting range in Erath County, Texas. Both Kyle and Littlefield were armed with .45-caliber 1911-style pistols when they were killed, but neither gun had been unholstered or fired, and the safety catches were still on. Kyle was killed with a .45-caliber pistol, while Littlefield was shot with a 9mm SIG Sauer pistol. Both guns belonged to Kyle.


  • United States
    Saturday Feb 16, 2013
    Angelina Jolie

    The Breast Cancer

    United States
    Saturday Feb 16, 2013

    On 16 February 2013, aged 37, Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she had an 87% risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene.


  • New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 17, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Elimination Chamber (2013)

    New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
    Sunday Feb 17, 2013

    Punk received a title rematch with The Rock, at Elimination Chamber, with the added stipulation that if The Rock was disqualified or counted out, he would still lose the WWE Championship. The Rock would pin Punk to retain the championship.


  • Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
    Monday Feb 18, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    The Rock Unveiled a New WWE Championship Design

    Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
    Monday Feb 18, 2013

    The following night on Raw, The Rock unveiled a new WWE Championship design, with a different center plate and removable customizable side-plates which had his "Brahma Bull" logo.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 21, 2013
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike announced It Suspended Its Contract With Oscar Pistorius

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    Thursday Feb 21, 2013

    On February 21, 2013, Nike announced it suspended its contract with South African limbless athlete Oscar Pistorius, due to his being charged with premeditated murder.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Feb, 2013
    Reddit

    Reddit began accepting the digital currency Bitcoin

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Feb, 2013

    Reddit began accepting the digital currency Bitcoin for its Reddit Gold subscription service through a partnership with the bitcoin payment processor Coinbase in February 2013.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The blockchain temporarily split into two independent chains

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    In March 2013 the blockchain temporarily split into two independent chains with different rules due to a bug in version 0.8 of the bitcoin software. The two blockchains operated simultaneously for six hours, each with its own version of the transaction history from the moment of the split. Normal operation was restored when the majority of the network downgraded to version 0.7 of the bitcoin software, selecting the backward-compatible version of the blockchain. As a result, this blockchain became the longest chain and could be accepted by all participants, regardless of their bitcoin software version. During the split, the Mt. Gox exchange briefly halted bitcoin deposits and the price dropped by 23% to $37 before recovering to the previous level of approximately $48 in the following hours.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook announced App Center

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    In March 2012, Facebook announced App Center, a store selling applications that operate via the website. The store was to be available on iPhones, Android devices, and mobile web users.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013
    LeBron James

    Career-high and franchise-record

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013

    On March 3 of the 2013–14 season, James scored a career-high and franchise-record 61 points in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    07:22:00 PM
    Carlos Slim

    The World's Richest Person 2013

    U.S.
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    07:22:00 PM

    On March 5, 2013, Forbes stated that Slim was still maintaining his first-place position as the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$73 billion.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Amazon

    Amazon acquires GoodReads

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    Amazon acquires social reading and book-review site GoodReads.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 11, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The update to this release resulted in a minor blockchain fork

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Mar 11, 2013

    The update to this release resulted in a minor blockchain fork on the 11 March 2013. The fork was resolved shortly afterward. Seeding nodes through IRC was discontinued in version 0.8.2. From version 0.9.0 the software was renamed to Bitcoin Core.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
    Jim Carrey

    Carrey's book announcement

    U.S.
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013

    In March 2013, Carrey announced that he had written a children's book titled How Roland Rolls, about a scared wave named Roland. He described it as "kind of a metaphysical children's story, which deals with a lot of heavy stuff in a really childish way." Carrey self-published the book, which was released in September 2013.


  • Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
    Mar, 2013
    Bitcoin

    (FinCEN) established regulatory guidelines for "decentralized virtual currencies"

    Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
    Mar, 2013

    The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) established regulatory guidelines for "decentralized virtual currencies" such as bitcoin, classifying American bitcoin miners who sell their generated bitcoins as Money Service Businesses (MSBs), that are subject to registration or other legal obligations.


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Mar 29, 2013
    Microsoft

    Patent Tracker

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday Mar 29, 2013

    On March 29, 2013, Microsoft launched a Patent Tracker.


  • Burbank, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Marvel Studios moved its executive production offices from Manhattan Beach Studios Media Campus to The Walt Disney Studios

    Burbank, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    In April 2013, Marvel Studios moved its executive production offices from Manhattan Beach Studios Media Campus to The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 2, 2013
    Shaquille O'Neal

    The Lakers retired his No. 34 jersey

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 2, 2013

    Phil Jackson believed O'Neal underachieved in his career, saying he "could and should have been the MVP player for 10 consecutive seasons." The Lakers retired his No. 34 jersey on April 2, 2013.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 3, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Unveiled Facebook Home

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 3, 2013

    On April 3, 2013, Facebook unveiled Facebook Home, a user-interface layer for Android devices offering greater integration with the site.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013
    Korean War

    The Potential use of a nuclear weapon

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013

    Speaking on 4 April 2013, the US Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, informed the press that Pyongyang "formally informed" the Pentagon that it "ratified" the potential use of a nuclear weapon against South Korea, Japan and the United States of America, including Guam and Hawaii.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor Driving under the influence

    California, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013

    Hart was charged on April 14, 2013, on suspicion of drunk driving after his black Mercedes nearly collided with a tanker truck on a Southern California freeway. Hart failed a field sobriety test and was booked for misdemeanor "Driving under the influence".


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Uber

    Uber adds ridesharing

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    Uber adds ridesharing, where regular drivers use their personal vehicles as part of UberX.


  • East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 7, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    WrestleMania 29

    East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 7, 2013

    On April 7, at WrestleMania 29, Rock lost the WWE Championship to Cena, ending his reign at 70 days.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
    Bitcoin

    The bitcoin price rose to $259

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013

    The bitcoin price rose to $259 on 10 April, but then crashed by 83% to $45 over the next three days.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
    Kobe Bryant

    Massive numbers in one game

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013

    On April 10, 2013, Bryant became the first player in NBA history to get 47 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and three steals in an NBA game.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013
    Mark Zuckerberg

    FWD.us

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013

    On April 11, 2013, Zuckerberg led the launch of a 501 lobbying group called FWD.us. The founders and contributors to the group were primarily Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, and its president was Joe Green, a close friend of Zuckerberg.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Pain & Gain

    U.S.
    Thursday Apr 11, 2013

    Johnson starred in Pain & Gain film in 2013.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Apr 15, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Announcing an Alliance With The National Association of Attorneys General

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Monday Apr 15, 2013

    On April 15, 2013, Facebook announced an alliance across 19 states with the National Association of Attorneys General, to provide teenagers and parents with information on tools to manage social networking profiles.


  • Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    2013
    IBM

    SoftLayer Technologies

    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, IBM also acquired SoftLayer Technologies, a web hosting service, in a deal worth around $2 billion.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
    LeBron James

    12-13 Season Champion

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 17, 2013

    12-13 Season Champion with Miami Heat


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 19, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Modified Its Logo

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Friday Apr 19, 2013

    On April 19 Facebook modified its logo to remove the faint blue line at the bottom of the "F" icon. The letter F moved closer to the edge of the box.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
    Dwayne Johnson

    Surgery

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013

    Johnson underwent surgery on April 23, 2013 to reattach the torn tendons.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Daredevil confirmed

    U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 23, 2013

    On October 10, 2012, the Daredevil rights reverted to Marvel Studios, which was confirmed by studio president Kevin Feige on April 23, 2013.


  • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Apr, 2013
    Kroger

    Kroger announced that would maintain their health insurance benefits

    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Apr, 2013

    The company announced in April 2013 that full-time employees would maintain their health insurance benefits.


  • U.S.
    Apr, 2013
    Bitcoin

    Price Change in six hours

    U.S.
    Apr, 2013

    In April, exchanges BitInstant and Mt. Gox experienced processing delays due to insufficient capacity resulting in the bitcoin price dropping from $266 to $76 before returning to $160 within six hours.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook Joined The Fortune 500 List For The First Time

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Based on its 2012 income of $5 billion, Facebook joined the Fortune 500 list for the first time in May 2013, ranked 462.


  • U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively

    U.S.
    Thursday May 2, 2013

    On May 2, 2013, Feige confirmed in an interview that the Ghost Rider and Punisher rights had reverted to Marvel from Sony and Lionsgate respectively, as well as reaffirming the acquisition of the Blade rights.


  • Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013
    LeBron James

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs

    Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Sunday May 5, 2013

    Won the 12-13 Playoffs with Heats.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox

    U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    On 15 May 2013, US authorities seized accounts associated with Mt. Gox after discovering it had not registered as a money transmitter with FinCEN in the US.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013
    Android

    Google Play edition program

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 15, 2013

    At its developer conference in May 2013, Google announced a special version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, where, instead of using Samsung's own Android customization, the phone ran "stock Android" and was promised to receive new system updates fast. The device would become the start of the Google Play edition program and was followed by other devices, including the HTC One Google Play edition, and Moto G Google Play edition.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    100 hours of new videos were uploaded to the site every minute.


  • San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    YouTube

    YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium

    San Bruno, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    In May 2013, YouTube launched a pilot program for content providers to offer premium, subscription-based channels within the platform.


  • California, United States
    May, 2013
    Elon Musk

    Surpassing Range Limitation

    California, United States
    May, 2013

    In May 2013 interview with All Things Digital, Musk said that to overcome the range limitations of electric cars, Tesla planned to expand its network of supercharger stations, tripling the number on the East and West coasts of the U.S. that June, with plans for more expansion across North America, including Canada, throughout the year.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013
    International Monetary Fund

    Discussion Paper

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday May 20, 2013

    The topic of sovereign debt restructuring was taken up by the IMF in April 2013 for the first time since 2005, in a report entitled "Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Recent Developments and Implications for the Fund's Legal and Policy Framework". The paper, which was discussed by the board on 20 May, summarised the recent experiences in Greece, St Kitts, and Nevis, Belize, and Jamaica. An explanatory interview with Deputy Director Hugh Bredenkamp was published a few days later, as was a deconstruction by Matina Stevis of the Wall Street Journal.


  • San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013
    Zoom Video Communications

    1 million users

    San Jose, California, U.S.
    May, 2013

    Zoom launched version 1.0 of the program allowing the maximum number of participants per conference to be 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and by May 2013 it had 1 million users.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox Internet-based features

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    Announced on May 21, 2013, the Xbox One has an emphasis on internet-based features, including the ability to record and stream gameplay, and the ability to integrate with a set-top box to watch cable or satellite TV through the console with an enhanced guide interface and Kinect-based voice control.


  • Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1

    Palmdale, California, U.S.
    Wednesday May 22, 2013

    On May 22, 2013, Pearl Fernandez called 9-1-1 to report that her child, Gabriel Fernandez, was not breathing.


  • California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested

    California, U.S.
    Thursday May 23, 2013

    On May 23, 2013, Pearl Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre were arrested; Fernandez was arrested for felony child endangerment while Aguirre was arrested for attempted murder.


  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013
    Murder of Gabriel Fernandez by Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre

    Death

    Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday May 24, 2013

    Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where doctors declared him brain dead. Gabriel passed away two days later on May 24, 2013 at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2013
    Google LLC

    Google acquired Waze

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jun, 2013

    In June 2013, Google acquired Waze, a $966 million deal. While Waze would remain an independent entity, its social features, such as its crowdsourced location platform, were reportedly valuable integrations between Waze and Google Maps, Google's own mapping service.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
    DC Comics

    DC unveiled two new digital comic innovations to enhance interactivity: DC2 and DC2 Multiverse

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 4, 2013

    On June 4, 2013, DC unveiled two new digital comic innovations to enhance interactivity: DC2 and DC2 Multiverse. DC2 layers dynamic artwork onto digital comic panels, adding a new level of dimension to digital storytelling, while DC2 Multiverse allows readers to determine a specific story outcome by selecting individual characters, storylines and plot developments while reading the comic, meaning one digital comic has multiple outcomes. DC2 will first appear in the upcoming digital-first title, Batman '66, based on the 1960s television series and DC2 Multiverse will first appear in Batman: Arkham Origins, a digital-first title based on the video game of the same name.


  • U.S.
    Jun, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin had a cameo as himself in This Is the End

    U.S.
    Jun, 2013

    Kevin had a cameo as himself in "This Is the End".


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 12, 2013
    Facebook, Inc.

    Introducing Clickable Hashtags

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 12, 2013

    On June 12, Facebook announced that it was introducing clickable hashtags to help users follow trending discussions, or search what others are talking about on a topic.


  • Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 13, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Bradley filed a civil lawsuit

    Florida, U.S.
    Thursday Jun 13, 2013

    On June 13, 2013, Bradley filed a civil lawsuit for damages against Hernandez in a Florida federal court. He withdrew the suit four days later, giving the two a chance to work out a settlement without the media knowing about it. On September 3, 2013, Hernandez's lawyers filed a postponement request in federal court until his murder charges were resolved. In February 2016, Hernandez reached a settlement with Bradley over the lawsuit. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.


  • Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 17, 2013
    Jimmy Hoffa

    Investigation of the Zerilli Information

    Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 17, 2013

    On June 17, 2013, investigation of the Zerilli information led the FBI to a property in Oakland Township in northern Oakland County owned by Detroit mob boss Jack Tocco. After three days, the FBI called off the dig. No human remains were found, and the case remains open.


  • North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    Murder of Odin Lloyd

    North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 18, 2013

    On June 18, 2013, police searched Hernandez's home in connection with an investigation into the shooting death of a friend, Odin Lloyd, whose body was found, with multiple gunshot wounds to the back and chest, in an industrial park about a mile from Hernandez's house. The following day, Hernandez assured Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft that he had nothing to do with the shooting. Despite this, Hernandez was "barred" from Gillette Stadium lest it becomes "the site of a media stakeout." The team also decided, a week before his eventual arrest, to cut ties with Hernandez if he was arrested on any charge related to the case.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jun 23, 2013
    Bitcoin

    US Drug Enforcement Administration listed â‚¿11.02 as a seized asset in a United States Department of Justice

    U.S.
    Sunday Jun 23, 2013

    On 23 June 2013, the US Drug Enforcement Administration listed ₿11.02 as a seized asset in a United States Department of Justice seizure notice pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881. This marked the first time a government agency had seized bitcoin.


  • North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 2013
    Aaron Hernandez

    First-degree murder

    North Attleborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 26, 2013

    On June 26, 2013, Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder, in addition to five gun-related charges. The Patriots released Hernandez from the team about ninety minutes later, before officially learning the charges against him. Two other men were also arrested in connection with Lloyd's death. On August 22, 2013, Hernandez was indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Lloyd; he pled not guilty on September 6, 2013. On April 15, 2015, he was found guilty of murder in the first degree, a charge that in Massachusetts automatically carries a sentence of life in prison without a possibility of parole; he also was found guilty of five firearm charges. A motive for the murder was never definitively established. Police investigated the possibility that Lloyd may have learned of Hernandez's bisexuality and that Hernandez was worried that Lloyd might out him to others.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013
    Library of Congress

    BARD

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013

    BARD in 2013, digital talking books mobile app for Braille and Audio Reading Downloads in partnership with the library's National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped, that enables free downloads of audio and Braille books to mobile devices via the Apple App Store.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jul, 2013
    Google LLC

    Google Introduced the Chromecast Dongle

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Jul, 2013

    In July 2013, Google introduced the Chromecast dongle, that allows users to stream content from their smartphones to televisions.


  • Redmond, Washington, United States
    Monday Jul 1, 2013
    X-box

    Xbox 360 units sales

    Redmond, Washington, United States
    Monday Jul 1, 2013

    As of June 30, 2013, 78.2 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide.


  • U.S. and Canada
    2013
    Ellie Goulding

    A tour with Bruno Mars

    U.S. and Canada
    2013

    Ellie Goulding and Fitz and the Tantrums were signed as the opening act for the first leg of The Moonshine Jungle Tour in North American by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 2, 2013
    Marvel Studios

    Disney purchased the distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 2, 2013

    On July 2, 2013, Disney purchased the distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger from Paramount.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013
    Juneteenth

    U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 175

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    2013

    In 2013, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 175, acknowledging Lula Briggs Galloway (late president of the National Association of Juneteenth Lineage) who "successfully worked to bring national recognition to Juneteenth Independence Day", and the continued leadership of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is a 2013 American stand-up comedy concert film featuring Kevin Hart's 2012 performance at Madison Square Garden. It was released in theaters on July 3, 2013. The film was directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story, produced by Hartbeat Productions, and distributed by Summit Entertainment and Codeblack Films.


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