On this day in History - July 13

Treaty of Berlin, FIFA World Cup, Watergate, UN Security Council Resolution 1999

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1878 – Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
1930 – The inaugural FIFA World Cup begins in Uruguay.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
2011 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.

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