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13 May 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 13 May 2022 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
- 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 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 13 May 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 13 May 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 13 May
- 1989 Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
- 1992 Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
- 1995 Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to ascend Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
- 1998 India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
- 2006 São Paulo violence: Rebellions occur in several prisons in Brazil.
Famous people born on May 13
- Robert Pattinson, English actor (born 1986)
- Jaxson Dart, American football player (born 2003)
- Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1950)
- Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor (born 1961)
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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