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13 August 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 August 2022 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Break My Soul” by Beyoncé.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 13 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 August 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 August 2022 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 13 August
- 1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
- 1977 Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
- 1997 The animated TV comedy South Park airs its very first episode.
- 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
- 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
Famous people born on August 13
- Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor (born 1982)
- Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (1899–1980)
- Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (1926–2016)
- Sridevi, Indian actress (1963–2018)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
- March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
- March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.
Life in the US in 2022
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.99
Loaf of Bread
$2.76
Average House
$454,900
Weekly Wage
$1,069
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