Today in History: July 13

Today is Wednesday, July 13, the 195th day of 2016. There are 171 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On July 13, 1793, French revolutionary writer Jean-Paul Marat was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, who was executed four days later.
On this date:
In 1787, the Congress of the Confederation adopted the Northwest Ordinance, which established a government in the Northwest Territory, an area corresponding to the eastern half of the present-day Midwest.
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