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Australian CH-47 lifting a front loader in Afghanistan

In Australia, Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters have been operated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for most of the period since 1974. Twenty-six Chinooks have entered Australian service, comprising twelve CH-47C variants, four CH-47Ds and ten CH-47Fs. They have been operated by both the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the Australian Army. Twelve CH-47C Chinooks were ordered in 1970 and entered service with the RAAF in 1974. The eleven surviving Chinooks were retired in 1989 as a cost-saving measure. However, it was found that the ADF's other helicopters could not replace their capabilities, so four were upgraded to CH-47D standard, and returned to service with the army in 1995. The army acquired two more CH-47Ds in 2000 and another pair in 2012. The CH-47Ds were replaced with ten new CH-47F Chinooks during 2015 and 2016. They have mainly been used to support the army, though they have performed a wide range of other tasks. Chinooks formed part of the Australian contribution to the Iraq War in 2003 and to the war in Afghanistan. (Full article...)

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In association football, Euro 2020 concludes with Italy defeating England in the final (Star of the Match Leonardo Bonucci pictured).
Indian actor Dilip Kumar dies at the age of 98.
In ice hockey, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals.
President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse is assassinated and interim prime minister Claude Joseph assumes leadership.

On this day

July 13

The Assassination of Marat by Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry

1643 – English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.
1793 – Charlotte Corday assassinated the French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub (depicted); his death became a pretext for the subsequent Reign of Terror.
1878 – At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the great powers of Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin to redraw the map of the Balkans.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system in the Oval Office.
2008 – War in Afghanistan: Taliban guerrillas attacked U.S. troops at the Battle of Wanat in Nuristan Province.

Hubert Walter (d. 1205)
Nathan Bedford Forrest (b. 1821)
Ma Ying-jeou (b. 1950)

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R. J. Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. During her career, she has designed hundreds of book covers, including for both fiction and non-fiction works. She is also the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling Wonder, which has won several awards. Palacio is seen here signing a book at the 2019 BookCon convention in New York City.

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