On this day - 13 October
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
Rescue of the Chilean Miners
A cave in occurred at the San José mine in Chile on August 5th 2010 leading to thirty three people being trapped within the mine.
On October 13th 2010 the individuals were rescued 69 days after they were trapped in the mine. Each person was winched to the surface within a specially built pod. They all survived their time underground and all but two were back home within 48 hours of their rescue.
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