Washington, DC Mass Killing by disgruntled defense contract worker on a rampage killing 12 victims; USA Today runs an article highlighting 221 mass killings in USA since 2006 in a series Gunfight in America (Mother Jones Mass Shootings, 1982-2013)
Detroit Bankruptcy filed on July 18; it is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. History with an estimated $18-20 billion in debt. The Decline of Detroit has seen a populationt of 1.85 million in 1950 drop to 700,000 in 2013.
Syria Chemical Weapons Kill over 100,000, bring World to brink of War
Colorado Flooding takes 1600 homes, kills 8, and leaves over 1,254 missing in 15 counties
Prince George of Cambridge is born
India Floods and Landslides kill 5,700 and leave 20,000 Trapped
Bangladesh Building Collapse leaves 1,129 dead and over 2,500 Injured
Boston Marathon Terrorist Bombings Kill 5, Injure 299
North Korea Escalates Tensions
Meteor in Chelyabinsk, Russia injures over 1,491
Pope Benedict Resigns; Pope Francis is coronated
Mike Duggan becomes 1st White Mayor in Detroit in 40 years
Deaths include Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Annette Funicello, Patti Page, Roger Ebert, David Frost, George Duke, Karen Black, Emile Griffith, Dennis Farina, Jean Stapleton, Joe Weider, Julie Harris, Peter O'Toole, Ken Norton, etc.
Michigan Men's Gymnastics wins NCAA Championship (first time since 1957 when Michigan has won two NCAA Championships in a season)
Michigan Swimming & Diving wins NCAA Championship
Michigan Basketball makes NCAA Finals, but loses to Louisville