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800,000 government employ­
Nelson M a n d e la . South A frican politi­
ees and some of the U.S. Military
cian, died on D ecem ber 5th, 2013.
service men and women were out
B efore he w as elected president, he of work. This was a direct result of
helped banish apa rth eid and M a n d e la the government shutdown because
had spent 2 7 years in prison, convicted the U.S. Congress failed to reach an
agreement by midnight on Monday,
o f treason. He is recognized as a leader
September 30, 2013. Therefore
o f social and econom ic reforms. He w as
the U.S. Federal government was
born on July 18th, 1918 and died of shut down from October 1, 2013 to
natural causes a t the a g e o f 9 5 . October 16, 2013.

A fte r this show, no one w a n te d to
use a foam finger again. M ile y Cyrus
and Robin Thicke perform ed a t the
2013 V M A s on August 25. M ile y w as
w ea rin g a tight skin color tw o piece
and w as dancing provocatively on a
foam finger. There w e re giant te d d y
bears dancing along in the back too.
The perform ance g o t all the students
A N D teachers talking about it for days
and even w eeks after. V

On April 15 two unknown people blew up When there are two gaming consoles coming out
the finish line of the Boston Marathon, an one week after the other its hard to decide which
estimated 264 people were injured and 3 one to choose. The Xbox One is priced at $499 *
people killed. During the aftermath of the while Sony's Playstation 4 is at $399. Many would -
bombing Massachusetts, The Governor and of thought that the Playstation 4 would have had
Boston Mayor set up a foundation named. more sales due to the price but that didn't make
The One Fund Boston, to help the families, a change in sales for its opponent. The Xbox One
victims, and others affected by the bombing. was the top console bought on black friday at
major retailers and both Microsoft and Sony
Cory Monteith was a beloved actor, mostly surpassed $1 billion in sales the in the first 24 hours
known for his role as Finn Hudson on Glee. The it was released.
world was shocked when Cory was found dead On November 30, 2013 at 3:30 pm, 40 year-
by a drug overdose. "He was very special to old actor Paul Walker best known as Brian
me. and also to the world. And we were very O'Connor in The Fast and The Furious films, was
lucky to witness his incredible talent, his hand­ killed in a car crash. He was riding in a Porsche I
some smile, and his beautiful, beautiful heart." GT when it crashed into a tree and burst into
This was said by Cory's finance, and costar, Lea flames. His Fast co stars took to Twitter to pay
Michele. The cast of Glee made a very tearful his respect for him. As a result, production on
tribute episode to Cory remembering him in Fast & Furious 7 was halted and the release
song. delayed nine months. He died only two weeks

before the release of his next film, Hours.

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