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  • 13 May 2024

    OpenAI's newest version of ChatGPT, GPT-4 Omni (GPT-4o), went live.

  • 13 May 2019

    A new study was published in the journal 'Nature Geoscience,' which showed that the moon is still shrinking with recent moonquakes as it cools.

  • 13 May 1992

    Three astronauts, Richard J. Hieb, Thomas D. Akers, and Pierre J. Thuot, simultaneously walked in space for the first time.

  • 13 May 1991

    Apple released its Macintosh System 7.0.

  • 13 May 1983

    Reggie Jackson became the first major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.

  • 13 May 1981

    An assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II.

  • 13 May 1970

    The Beatles movie, 'Let it Be,' premiered.

  • 13 May 1967

    Zakir Husain began an almost two-year term as President of India.

  • 13 May 1958

    An Australian man became the first to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle.

  • 13 May 1950

    The first Formula One World Championship season kicks off.

  • 13 May 1949

    The first British-made jet bomber, the English Electric Canberra, made its first test flight.

  • 13 May 1940

    Igor Sikorsky pilots his VS-300 helicopter's maiden flight.

  • 13 May 1940

    Winston Churchill made his famous speech to the House of Commons.

  • 13 May 1918

    The first US airmail stamps were issued, costing 24 cents.

  • 13 May 1913

    The first four-engine aircraft was built and flown by Igor Sikorsky.

  • 13 May 1909

    The Giro d'Italia cycle race is held for the first time.

  • 13 May 1888

    Brazil introduced the Golden Law (Lei Áurea), signed by the Princess Imperial of Brazil, which abolished all forms of slavery.

  • 13 May 1861

    The first railway line in Pakistan opened, with trains running from Karachi to Kotri.