The Boston Marathon bombings were a terrorist attack at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, when two homemade pressure cooker bombs exploded within seconds of each other among the spectators. Three people were killed and several hundred were injured, many of them losing limbs. The FBI identified the suspects, the brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who killed a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and fought a gun battle in Watertown, where Tamerlan died. After a manhunt in which much of the Boston area was locked down, Dzhokhar was found hiding in a boat. He was convicted in 2015 and sentenced to death. The attack was followed by an outpouring of support for the city.
Before and after
- from 3 March 2013 to 30 December 2020Premiere of Vikings
- 5 March 2013Death of Hugo Chávez
- 13 March 2013Creation of Kali Linux
- 8 April 2013Death of Margaret Thatcher
- 15 April 2013Boston Marathon bombings
- May 2013Discovery of Kepler-62 f
- May 2013Discovery of Happisburgh footprints
- May 2013Carbon dioxide passes 400 ppm at Mauna Loa
- 28 May 2013Gezi Park protests
More in Society, economy & sport
- 22 March 1945Founding of Arab League
- 27 December 1945Founding of World Bank
- 14 September 1960Founding of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- 1994Rise of Taliban
- 1 January 1995Founding of World Trade Organization
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.