1. north Korea conducts its third underground nuclear test, prompting widespread condemnation and tightened economic sanctions from the international community.
2. Benedict XVI resigns as pope, becoming the first to do so since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.
3. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is elected the 266th pope, whereupon he takes the name Francis and becomes the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere.
4.Two bombs explode at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, killing 3 and injuring 264 others.
5. Typhoon Haiyan "Yolanda", one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record, hits the Philippines and Vietnam, causing devastation with at least 6,129 dead.
6.638 people are killed in violent clashes between police and protesters across Egypt over protest.
7. Philip Barbour wins games against Grafton. the first win in seven years.
8. Paul walker dies, the ending a amazing movies series, because no actor can replace him.
Philip Barbour girls cross country win 4th straight championship.
10. united states government shuts down for 16 days.
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