What happend on 13th February

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2004

Travis Metcalfe from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovers the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093.

2002

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom gives former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani an honorary knighthood.

2001

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter Scale hits El Salvador, killing at least 400.

2000

The last original Peanuts comic strip appears in newspapers a day after Charles M. Schulz died.

1997

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 7,000 for the first time closing at 7,022.44.

1997

Tune-up and repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope is started by astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery.

1996

The Nepalese People's War began.

1991

Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" destroy an underground bunker in Baghdad killing hundreds of Iraqis civilians.

1990

German reunification: An agreement is reached for a two-stage plan to reunite Germany.

1988

1988 Winter Olympic Games open in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.