
Date completed: 1793
Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Subject: Jean-Paul Marat
Period: Neoclassicism
Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Genre: History painting

Jacques-Louis David – Marat assassinated – Google Art Project
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(1793) Clash of ideologies ends in a bathtub assassination.
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1863 | US Civil War draft incites huge riots
Also on this day,
1863 | US Civil War draft incites huge riots
Racial tensions and class warfare mix into a deadly brew as a protest by working-class whites against newly enacted Civil War draft laws spiral out of control into a city-spanning riot. Some 120 die and thousands are injured, with New York City’s black population the target of racist violence.1977 | Blackout plunges New York City into chaos
Lightning strikes upstate power lines, resulting in a cascade of electrical station failures that plunge New York City into darkness. For the next 25 hours, scores of people are trapped in elevators and subway trains, while looting, arson, and panic break out in the hot summer streets.1985 | Multi-continent one-day charity concert kicks off
An estimated 1.9 billion viewers in 150 countries tune in to Live Aid, a TV charity event of enormous scope featuring an array of rock and roll legends playing simultaneously in front of 100,000 in Philadelphia and 72,000 in London to raise money for African famine relief.
Today in History 07/13/17

Start date: Jul 13, 1863
End date: Jul 16, 1863
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