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Damascus, SANA- Today in History Sep.3rd: 1189- Richard I crowned king of England. 1260- Battle of Ain Jalut erupts between the Mamluks and the Mongols. 1783- The Treaty of Paris …
September, 2015
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2 September
Sep. 2, End of World War II
1192– Richard the Lionheart signs peace treaty with Saladin the Ayyubid. 1752– Britain adopts Gregorian calendar. 1944- Italy signs treaty with rulers of Yemen granting it control over the …
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1 September
Sep. 1, Establishment of the United Arab Republic which encompasses Syria, Egypt and Libya
Damascus, SANA- Today in history: 1971 – Establishment of the United Arab Republic which encompasses Syria, Egypt and Libya. 1985- Discovery of the wreck Titanic on the floor of the …
August, 2015
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31 August
August 31, Edison granted patent for motion picture camera or “Kinetograph”
Damascus, SANA- Today in History Aug. 31st: 1422- Henry VI becomes King of England in his cradle at an age of barely nine months old after the death of his …
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30 August
August 30th, Death of the Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz
1928- Indian Independence Movement established. 1944- Soviet army enters Romania’s capital city, Bucharest. 1944- Independence of southern Vietnam announced. 1951- Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the United States and Philippines. …
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29 August
August 29, Establishment of Syrian Navy
1831- British chemist and physicist Michael Varadi discovers electromagnetic induction phenomenon. 1950 – Establishment of Syrian Navy. 1982 –German research team discovers Meitnerium era. Born today: 1862- Belgian poet …
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28 August
August 28th, strikes in Denmark against the Nazi occupation
1943- Rebellions in 17 major Danish cities break out with union strikes and civil disobedience against the Nazi-German occupation. 1963- Adoption by referendum of the first constitution of Algeria after …
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27 August
Aug 27th, the first flight of aircraft powered by a jet engine
Damascus, SANA- Today in History Aug 27th: 1883-A Tsunami in Indonesia kills 36.000 people. 1896- The Anglo-Zanzibar War erupts between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar. The war lasted around …
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26 August
August 26, Nobel-Laureate Mother Teresa born
1920- The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants right of suffrage to women. 1936– Anglo-Egyptian Treaty grants partial independence to Egypt in return of UK full control on …
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25 August
Aug 25th, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche passes away
Damascus, SANA- Today in history Aug 25th: 1248-Louis IX, the King of France, launches the Seventh Crusade with the aim of capturing Jerusalem. 1768- British explorer James Cook makes his …