On This Day: March 13th

President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.

Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures.

The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.

Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.

Serbian Army Mi-17 helicopter crashes near Belgrade airport while transporting a 5-day-old baby with respiratory problems to hospital, killing all 7 on board.

The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.

The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.

An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.

The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.