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2023

Author E. Jean Carroll leaves a Manhattan courthouse after a jury found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. The jury awarded her $5 million in damages for her claims of assault and defamation.

2019

Pope Francis introduces new rules regarding sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, criticizing the Church for not doing enough.

2001

129 Ghanaian soccer fans were killed during clashes with police following a referee’s decision during a match between rival teams Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

1994

Nelson Mandela is elected as South Africa’s first black president.

1980

The horror film “Friday the 13th” is released in theaters.

1974

The Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives confirms that it will seek the impeachment of President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal.