Today in history - August 13, 2012

File photo: Fidel Castro.

File photo: Fidel Castro.

Published Aug 13, 2012

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Highlights of this day in history: First steps toward building the Berlin Wall during the Cold War; Cuba's Fidel Castro born; Spain's Cortez captures what's now Mexico City; Director Alfred Hitchcock born; Baseball's Mickey Mantle dies.

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