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  • Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013
    HTC

    HTC one release

    Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013

    The HTC One was released in mid-2013 and, subsequently won various industry awards in the best smartphone and best design categories, but global sales of the HTC One were lower than those for Samsung's Galaxy S4 flagship handset and HTC recorded its first ever quarterly loss in early October 2013: a deficit of just under NT$3 billion (about US$100m, £62m). Marketing problems were identified by HTC as the primary reason for its comparative performance, a factor that had been previously cited by the company.




  • Madrid, Spain
    2013
    Zinedine Zidane

    Assistant Coach

    Madrid, Spain
    2013

    In 2013, Zidane was appointed assistant coach to Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid.




  • Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013
    HTC

    Performance drop

    Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013

    HTC's first quarter results for 2013 showed its year-over-year profit drop by 98.1%, making it the smallest-ever profit for the company—the delay of the launch of the HTC One was cited as one of the factors.




  • 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.


  • Mexico
    2013
    Carlos Slim

    Music Industry

    Mexico
    2013

    Slim and his son increased their presence in Mexico's music industry, particularly in the retail music industry since 2013.


  • 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.


  • Belgium
    2013
    Bernard Arnault

    Request for Belgian Nationality

    Belgium
    2013

    In 2013, it was disclosed that Arnault planned to apply for Belgian citizenship and was considering moving to Belgium.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Wednesday Jan 2, 2013
    Johan Cruyff

    Catalonia drew with Nigeria

    Barcelona, Spain
    Wednesday Jan 2, 2013

    In their last game under Cruyff, on 2 January 2013, Catalonia drew with Nigeria at the Cornellà-El Prat, 1–1.


  • 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.


  • Zürich, Switzerland
    Monday Jan 7, 2013
    Lionel Messi

    2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or

    Zürich, Switzerland
    Monday Jan 7, 2013

    The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The awards were given out in Zürich on 7 January 2013., with Lionel Messi winning a record fourth consecutive Ballon d'Or.


  • Singapore
    Tuesday Jan 8, 2013
    Halimah Yacob

    The Prime Minister nominated Halimah to succeed Michael Palmer as Speaker of Parliament

    Singapore
    Tuesday Jan 8, 2013

    On 8 January 2013, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong nominated Halimah to succeed Michael Palmer as Speaker of Parliament following Palmer's resignation after he was revealed to have had an extramarital affair.


  • 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.


  • Myanmar (Burma)
    Monday Jan 14, 2013
    HTC

    Bruma smartphone launch

    Myanmar (Burma)
    Monday Jan 14, 2013

    On 14 January 2013, HTC launched its smartphones in Burma.


  • Singapore
    Monday Jan 14, 2013
    Halimah Yacob

    Speaker of The Parliament of Singapore

    Singapore
    Monday Jan 14, 2013

    She was elected Speaker on 14 January 2013, the first woman to hold the post in Singaporean history.


  • 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.


  • Iran
    2013
    Qasem Soleimani

    2013 Presidential election

    Iran
    2013

    Iranian media reported in 2012 that he might be replaced as the commander of Quds Force in order to allow him to run in the 2013 presidential election.


  • 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).


  • England
    Monday Jan 21, 2013
    Prince Harry

    Returning Back to England

    England
    Monday Jan 21, 2013

    On 21 January 2013, it was announced that Harry was returning from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan,where he served as an Apache co-pilot/gunner.


  • 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.


  • United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jan 23, 2013
    Brexit

    Cameron announced in his Bloomberg speech that a Conservative government would hold an in-or-out referendum on EU membership

    United Kingdom
    Wednesday Jan 23, 2013

    On 23 January 2013, under pressure from many of his MPs and from the rise of UKIP, Cameron announced in his Bloomberg speech that a Conservative government would hold an in-or-out referendum on EU membership before the end of 2017, on a renegotiated package, if elected in the 7 May 2015 general election.


  • 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.


  • Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 31, 2013
    BMW

    Announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount

    Munich, Germany
    Thursday Jan 31, 2013

    BMW Group, on 31 January 2013, announced that Pierer Industrie AG has bought Husqvarna for an undisclosed amount, which will not be revealed by either party in the future. The company is headed by Stephan Pierer (CEO of KTM). Pierer Industrie AG is 51% owner of KTM and 100% owner of Husqvarna.


  • Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013
    HTC

    Chief Executive Peter Chou decision

    Xindian, New Taipei, Taiwan
    2013

    According to analyst firm comScore, HTC only accounted for 9.3% of the United States smartphone market as of February 2013. In light of the company's decrease in prominence, Chief Executive Peter Chou had informed executives that he would step down if the company's newest flagship phone, the 2013 HTC One, had failed to generate impressive sales results.


  • 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.


  • Caracas, Venzuela
    Monday Feb 18, 2013
    Hugo Chávez

    Chávez returned to Venezuela

    Caracas, Venzuela
    Monday Feb 18, 2013

    On 18 February 2013, Chávez returned to Venezuela after two months of cancer treatment in Cuba.


  • 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.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Wednesday Feb 20, 2013
    PlayStation

    The PlayStation 4

    Tokyo, Japan
    Wednesday Feb 20, 2013

    The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is the latest video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment announced at a press conference on February 20, 2013. In the meeting, Sony revealed some hardware specifications of the new console.


  • 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.


  • Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2013
    Raúl Castro

    Cuba's Parliament named Raúl Castro to a new five-year term as President

    Havana, Cuba
    Sunday Feb 24, 2013

    On 24 February 2013 Cuba's parliament named Raúl Castro to a new five-year term as president and appointed Miguel Díaz-Canel as his first vice president. Castro announced that day that he would step down from power after his second term as president ended in 2018.


  • Czech Republic
    Monday Feb 25, 2013
    IKEA

    The Company removed the Swedish meatballs from stores' shelves

    Czech Republic
    Monday Feb 25, 2013

    In February 2013, IKEA announced it had pulled 17,000 portions of Swedish meatballs containing beef and pork from stores in Europe after testing in the Czech Republic found traces of horsemeat in the product. The company removed the Swedish meatballs from stores' shelves on 25 February 2013, but only made the announcement public after Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet uncovered what happened.


  • North Korea
    Tuesday Feb 26, 2013
    Kim Jong-un

    Met Dennis Rodman

    North Korea
    Tuesday Feb 26, 2013

    On 26 February 2013, Kim Jong‑un met Dennis Rodman, which led many reporters to speculate that Rodman was the first American that Kim had met. Rodman described his trip to Kim Jong-un's private island: "It's like Hawaii or Ibiza, but he's the only one that lives there."


  • Älmhult, Småland, Sweden
    Mar, 2013
    IKEA

    IKEA has Stopped Providing Plastic Bags

    Älmhult, Småland, Sweden
    Mar, 2013

    Since March 2013, IKEA has stopped providing plastic bags to customers, but offers reusable bags for sale.


  • 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.


  • Beaumont Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013
    Queen Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital

    Beaumont Street, Westminster, London, United Kingdom
    Sunday Mar 3, 2013

    On 3 March 2013, Elizabeth was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital as a precaution after developing symptoms of gastroenteritis.


  • Caracas, Venezuela
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    Bolivarian Revolution

    Chávez's Death

    Caracas, Venezuela
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013

    Following the death of Hugo Chávez, his successor Nicolás Maduro faced the consequences of Chávez's policies, with Maduro's approval declining and protests in Venezuela beginning in 2014. The Chávez and Maduro administrations often blamed difficulties that Venezuela faced on foreign intervention in the country's affairs.


  • Caracas, Venzuela
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    04:25:00 PM
    Hugo Chávez

    Death

    Caracas, Venzuela
    Tuesday Mar 5, 2013
    04:25:00 PM

    On 5 March 2013, Vice President Nicolás Maduro announced on state television that Chávez had died in a military hospital in Caracas at 16:25 VET (20:55 UTC).


  • 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.


  • North Korea
    Monday Mar 11, 2013
    Korean War

    North Korea claimed that the armistice had become invalid

    North Korea
    Monday Mar 11, 2013

    After a new wave of UN sanctions, on 11 March 2013, North Korea claimed that the armistice had become invalid.


  • 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.


  • North Korea
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
    Korean War

    North Korea confirmed it ended the 1953 Armistice

    North Korea
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013

    On 13 March 2013, North Korea confirmed it ended the 1953 Armistice and declared North Korea "is not restrained by the North-South declaration on non-aggression".


  • Vatican City
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013
    Pope Francis

    A Pope

    Vatican City
    Wednesday Mar 13, 2013

    Bergoglio was elected pope on 13 March 2013, the second day of the 2013 papal conclave, taking the papal name Francis.


  • 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.


  • Vatican City
    Saturday Mar 16, 2013
    Pope Francis

    The Name

    Vatican City
    Saturday Mar 16, 2013

    At his first audience on 16 March 2013, Francis told journalists that he had chosen the name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, and had done so because he was especially concerned for the well-being of the poor.


  • France
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2013
    Christine Lagarde

    Lagarde's apartment in Paris was raided by French Police

    France
    Wednesday Mar 20, 2013

    On 20 March 2013, Lagarde's apartment in Paris was raided by French police as part of the investigation.


  • 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.


  • India
    2013
    Virat Kohli

    Virat Kohli Foundation

    India
    2013

    In March 2013, Kohli started a charity foundation called Virat Kohli Foundation (VKF). The organisation aims at helping underprivileged kids and conducts events to raise funds for the charity. According to Kohli, the foundation works with select NGOs to "create awareness, seek support and raise funds for the various causes they endorse and the philanthropic work they engage in".


  • Kyrgyzstan
    2013
    Plague

    A case of bubonic plague is reported in a region of Kyrgyzstan

    Kyrgyzstan
    2013

    A case of bubonic plague is reported in a region of Kyrgyzstan bordering Kazakhstan.


  • Cyprus
    Monday Mar 25, 2013
    International Monetary Fund

    €10 billion international bailout of Cyprus was agreed by the Troika

    Cyprus
    Monday Mar 25, 2013

    On 25 March 2013, a €10 billion international bailout of Cyprus was agreed by the Troika, at the cost to the Cypriots of its agreement: to close the country's second-largest bank; to impose a one-time bank deposit levy on Bank of Cyprus uninsured deposits. No insured deposit of €100k or less was to be affected under the terms of a novel bail-in scheme.


  • 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.


  • North Korea
    Saturday Mar 30, 2013
    Korean War

    State of War

    North Korea
    Saturday Mar 30, 2013

    On 30 March 2013, North Korea stated that it entered a "state of war" with South Korea and declared that "The long-standing situation of the Korean peninsula being neither at peace nor at war is finally over".


  • Vatican City
    Sunday Mar 31, 2013
    Pope Francis

    First Easter homily

    Vatican City
    Sunday Mar 31, 2013

    On 31 March 2013, Francis used his first Easter homily to make a plea for peace throughout the world, specifically mentioning the Middle East, Africa, and North and South Korea.


  • Russia
    Monday Apr 1, 2013
    Garry Kasparov

    Joined in an HRF condemnation of Kanye West

    Russia
    Monday Apr 1, 2013

    In April 2013, joined in an HRF condemnation of Kanye West for having performed for the leader of Kazakhstan in exchange for a $3 million paycheck, saying that West "has entertained a brutal killer and his entourage" and that his fee "came from the loot stolen from the Kazakhstan treasury".


  • 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.


  • France
    Apr, 2013
    Bernard Arnault

    Misquoting

    France
    Apr, 2013

    In April 2013, Arnault said that he had been misquoted and that he never intended to leave France.


  • United Kingdom
    Apr, 2013
    Best Buy

    Sold its 50% stake in The Carphone Warehouse

    United Kingdom
    Apr, 2013

    In April 2013, Best Buy exited the European consumer electronics market when it sold its 50% stake in The Carphone Warehouse back to the UK-based mobile phone retailer.


  • Caracas, Venezuela
    Apr, 2013
    Diego Maradona

    Maradona visited the tomb of Hugo Chávez

    Caracas, Venezuela
    Apr, 2013

    In April 2013, Maradona visited the tomb of Hugo Chávez and urged Venezuelans to elect the late leader's designated successor, Nicolás Maduro, to continue the socialist leader's legacy; "Continue the struggle," Maradona said on television.


  • 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.


  • London, United Kingdom
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013
    Queen Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth received an honorary BAFTA

    London, United Kingdom
    Thursday Apr 4, 2013

    On 4 April 2013, she received an honorary BAFTA for her patronage of the film industry and was called "the most memorable Bond girl yet" at the award ceremony.


  • 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.


  • United Kingdom
    2013
    Black Friday

    Asda announced its "Walmart's Black Friday by ASDA" campaign promoting the American concept of a retail "Black Friday" in the UK

    United Kingdom
    2013

    In 2013 Asda (a subsidiary of the American firm Walmart) announced its "Walmart's Black Friday by ASDA" campaign promoting the American concept of a retail "Black Friday" in the UK.


  • the Ritz Hotel, London, England
    Monday Apr 8, 2013
    Margaret Thatcher

    Death

    the Ritz Hotel, London, England
    Monday Apr 8, 2013

    Baroness Thatcher died on 8 April 2013, at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke.


  • France
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013
    Bernard Arnault

    Belgian Citizenship

    France
    Wednesday Apr 10, 2013

    On 10 April, 2013, Arnault announced that he had decided to abandon his application for Belgian citizenship, saying he did not want the move to be misinterpreted as a measure of tax evasion at a time when France faced economic and social challenges.


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