Today is Monday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2025. There are 79 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On October 13, 2011, Raj Rajaratnam, a hedge fund billionaire at the heart of one of the largest insider trading scandals in American history, was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a federal judge in New York. He was released early, in 2019.
Also on this date:
In 1792, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of what would become the White House during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.
In 1932, President Herbert Hoover and Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington.
In 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.
In 1960, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees in Game 7, 10-9, on a home run hit by Bill Mazeroski.
In 1972, a Uruguayan charter flight with 45 passengers crashed in the Andes. The survivors, facing dire circumstances, had to resort to consuming the remains of those who did not survive in order to stay alive. After over two months, 16 individuals were eventually rescued.
In 1999, after 13 months of investigation, the grand jury in Boulder, Colorado, concluded without any charges in the case of the murdered 6-year-old beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey, because prosecutors cited insufficient evidence.
In 2010, after being trapped 2,300 feet (700 meters) underground due to a mine collapse in Chile, 33 miners were rescued. They were lifted to safety in capsules, 69 days after the accident.
In 2016, Bob Dylan was named winner of the Nobel prize in literature.
In 2021, William Shatner, known for his role as Captain Kirk, ventured into space at the age of 90. He and three other passengers experienced a brief voyage, reaching 66.5 miles (107 kilometers) into space aboard a craft from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company, completing the journey in just over 10 minutes.
Today’s Birthdays:
- Gospel singer Shirley Caesar is 87.
- Singer-musician Paul Simon is 84.
- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is 83.
- Singer-musician Sammy Hagar is 78.
- Model Beverly Johnson is 73.
- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., is 67.
- Singer/TV personality Marie Osmond is 66.
- NBA coach Doc Rivers is 64.
- Actor T’Keyah Crystal Keymah (tuh-KEE’-ah KRYS’-tal kee-MAH’) is 63.
- Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice is 63.
- Comedian and actor Matt Walsh is 61.
- Baseball Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman is 58.
- Actor Kate Walsh is 58.
- Actor Tisha Campbell is 57.
- Olympic silver medal figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is 56.
- Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is 54.
- Olympic gold medal swimmer and TV personality Summer Sanders is 53.
- Football Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins is 52.
- Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce is 48.
- Singer Ashanti is 45.
- Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe is 43.
- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is 36.
- First daughter Tiffany Trump is 32.
- Actor Caleb McLaughlin is 24.
