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Harrison Ford

Blade Runner is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford (pictured), Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. It depicts a dystopian world in 2019, where genetically engineered humanoid replicants are used for dangerous work on off-world colonies. Four of them have illegally come to Los Angeles to confront the man who designed them. They are hunted by Rick Deckard (Ford), who is troubled by his relationship with Rachael, an advanced replicant. The film, a loose adaptation of the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, was written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. It polarized critics and underperformed in theaters, but won many awards and has since become a cult film. It was one of the first films released on DVD. Hailed for its tech noir production design, it was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993, and is now highly regarded by many critics. In 2007 Warner Bros. released a remastered version. A sequel, Blade Runner 2049, is set for release in October 2017. (Full article...)

Montgomery Industrial School for Girls

• ... that white reformist Northern women founded the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls (pictured) in Montgomery, Alabama, to educate black girls, who included Rosa Parks and Johnnie Carr?
• ... that Indian politician
  2014 Indian general election
  ten days before the poll, stating that he did not want to split the Muslim vote?
• ... that Martin Luther wrote the song of praise "Die beste Zeit im Jahr ist mein" ("The best time of the year is mine") as part of a poem, not as a hymn?
• ... that Chris Young was deposed in 1924 by the Governor of American Samoa after he took the Samoan royal title Tui Manu'a, because the idea was incompatible with the US Constitution?
• ... that
  Florida Panhandle
  to have its rainiest July since 1923?
• ... that the 34th chapter of the Quran was named after Sheba, but does not talk about the Queen of Sheba?
• ... that Dutch politician Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello was the first person to introduce protection of lesbian rights and anti-discrimination measures at an official UN conference?
• ... that the first-round draw for the English 2017–18 EFL Cup was held in Thailand?

Separation of the iceberg from the Larsen C Ice Shelf

• A giant iceberg, covering approximately 5,800 km² (2,200 sq mi), breaks away (separation pictured) from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
• After covering 450 kilometres (280 mi), the Turkish March for Justice concludes in Istanbul at a mass rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
• The Iraqi government declares victory in the
  Battle of Mosul
  .
• In rugby union, the
  British and Irish Lions and the New Zealand All Blacks
  concludes in a draw.
• The United Nations adopts the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, with 122 out of 193 member states voting in favour of the proposed agreement.

July 13

Nixon's tape recorder

• 1260 – The Livonian Order suffered its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
• 1878 – At the conclusion of the Congress of Berlin, the major powers in Europe signed the Treaty of Berlin, redrawing the map of the Balkans.
• 1962 – In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet.
• 1973 – Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.
• 2003 – French DGSE personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, causing a political scandal when details were leaked to the press six days later.

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