Today in History: December 13, Thousands protest police killings of Black men
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Today is Saturday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2025. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 13, 2014, thousands of protesters marched in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities to call attention to the killing of unarmed Black men by white police officers. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched failed frontal assaults against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew...