Today in history: Oct. 13

The White House in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1931. When the American flag flies from the masthead, it means the president is “at home,” but when it is not, it means the president is away. (AP Photo)
In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia. The White House is seen here on April 22, 1931. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Uta Hagen, puts all her acting talent and experience into a scene from “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on Oct. 31, 1962, new dramatic hit on Broadway. Miss Hagen waited seven years, turning down other parts, for a role which satisfied her. Then she came back to the White Way in triumph, in the highly praised play by Edward Albee. (AP Photo)
In 1962, Edward Albee’s four-character drama “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” opened on Broadway. Here, Uta Hagen acts in a scene from the play on Oct. 31, 1962. (AP)
The last eight survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force plane crash in the Andes in South America, huddle together in the craft's fuselage on their final night before rescue on Dec. 27, 1972. A mountain rescue team brought them food. (AP Photo)
In 1972, an Uruguayan chartered flight carrying 45 people crashed in the Andes; survivors resorted to feeding off the remains of some of the dead in order to stay alive until they were rescued more than two months later. Here, the last eight survivors of the plane crash huddle together in the craft’s fuselage on their final night before rescue on Dec. 27, 1972. (AP)
President Hosni Mubarak, sworn in Oct. 14, 1981. (AP Photo)
In 1981, voters in Egypt participated in a referendum to elect Vice President Hosni Mubarak the new president, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat. Here, Mubarak is seen being sworn in on Oct. 14, 1981. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Miner Raul Bustos, center wearing blue helmet, is greeted by Chile's President Sebastian Pinera after his rescue from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.   (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
In 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jorge Saenz)
Sen. John F. Kennedy gestures during third session of the ‘great debate” with vice President Richard M. Nixon. This picture was made in a New York television studio, Oct. 13, 1960, where Kennedy appeared while Nixon was televised from Los Angeles. (AP Photo)
In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon held the third televised debate of their presidential campaign (Nixon was in Los Angeles, Kennedy in New York). Sen. John F. Kennedy gestures during third session of the ‘great debate” with vice President Richard M. Nixon. This picture was made in a New York television studio, Oct. 13, 1960, where Kennedy appeared while Nixon was televised from Los Angeles. (AP)
In 2014, President Barack Obama huddled with some of his senior national security aides and with top administration health officials for the latest assessment on the government’s response to Ebola in the aftermath of a Dallas nurse’s contracting the disease. FILE-In this Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 file photo, a warning sign is posted to the door of a medevac biocontainment unit aboard a military transport plane at Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base during a media tour, in Marietta, Ga. Some of the first Ebola virus patients to be successfully treated in the United States are reuniting five years later with the medical team that treated them at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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The White House in Washington, D.C., on April 22, 1931. When the American flag flies from the masthead, it means the president is “at home,” but when it is not, it means the president is away. (AP Photo)
Uta Hagen, puts all her acting talent and experience into a scene from “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on Oct. 31, 1962, new dramatic hit on Broadway. Miss Hagen waited seven years, turning down other parts, for a role which satisfied her. Then she came back to the White Way in triumph, in the highly praised play by Edward Albee. (AP Photo)
The last eight survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force plane crash in the Andes in South America, huddle together in the craft's fuselage on their final night before rescue on Dec. 27, 1972. A mountain rescue team brought them food. (AP Photo)
President Hosni Mubarak, sworn in Oct. 14, 1981. (AP Photo)
Miner Raul Bustos, center wearing blue helmet, is greeted by Chile's President Sebastian Pinera after his rescue from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.   (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Sen. John F. Kennedy gestures during third session of the ‘great debate” with vice President Richard M. Nixon. This picture was made in a New York television studio, Oct. 13, 1960, where Kennedy appeared while Nixon was televised from Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

Today is Sunday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2019.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Oct. 13, 1775, the United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

On this date:

In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid by President George Washington during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

In 1845, Texas voters ratified a state constitution.

In 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.

In 1944, during World War II, American troops entered Aachen (AH’-kehn), Germany.

In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon held the third televised debate of their presidential campaign (Nixon was in Los Angeles, Kennedy in New York).

In 1962, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, by Edward Albee, opened on Broadway.

In 1972, a Uruguayan chartered flight carrying 45 people crashed in the Andes; survivors resorted to feeding off the remains of some of the dead in order to stay alive until they were rescued more than two months later.

In 1974, longtime television host Ed Sullivan died in New York City at age 73.

In 1981, voters in Egypt participated in a referendum to elect Vice President Hosni Mubarak (HAHS’-nee moo-BAH’-rahk) the new president, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

In 1999, the Senate rejected the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, with 48 senators voting in favor and 51 against, far short of the 67 needed for ratification.

In 2003, The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution expanding the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan.

In 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missile-like escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.

Ten years ago: The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti for a year. Singer Al Martino, who’d played crooner Johnny Fontane in “The Godfather” and “The Godfather: Part III,” died in Springfield, Pennsylvania, six days after turning 82.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama huddled with some of his senior national security aides and with top administration health officials for the latest assessment on the government’s response to Ebola in the aftermath of a Dallas nurse’s contracting the disease. Frenchman Jean Tirole (zhahn tee-ROHL’) was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in economics for showing how to encourage better products and competitive prices in industries dominated by a few companies.

One year ago: President Donald Trump welcomed American pastor Andrew Brunson to the Oval Office, celebrating his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey. Crews with dogs went door-to-door in the ruins of Mexico Beach, Florida, looking for additional victims or survivors of Hurricane Michael. A Turkish newspaper reported that Turkish officials had an audio recording of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (jah-MAHL’ khahr-SHOHK’-jee) inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

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