Today in History: September 13, Rabin and Arafat sign Oslo Accord
Today is Saturday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2025. There are 109 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy. Also on this date: In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital. In 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of ...
