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1906 – Britain launches biggest and fastest battleship HMS dreadnought. 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of India. 1943 – Mahatma Gandhi began a 21-day fast protesting against …
February, 2015
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9 February
Feb. 9, Boeing 727 airplane makes its first flight
1900- The first edition of what is now known as Davis Tennis Cup launched. 1963- Boeing 727 airplane makes its first flight. 1964- The first TV appearance of the Beatles …
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8 February
Feb. 8th, The birth of the Dada, anti-war art movement
1904- The Russo-Japanese War starts after Russia’s refusal of the Japanese plan of dividing Manchuria and Korea. 1906- Thousands die in a hurricane that hit Haiti. 1916- The birth of …
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7 February
Feb. 7, The Turks lose 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli
Damascus, SANA- 1904- The Great Baltimore fire destroys Baltimore city in the US. 1913- The Turks lose 5,000 men in a battle with the Bulgarian army in Gallipoli . 1917- …
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6 February
Feb. 6, Queen Elizabeth II succeeds King George VI to British throne
1840- New Zealand becomes a British colony. 1922- US, UK, France, Italy and Japan sign Washington naval arms limitation. 1952- Queen Elizabeth II succeeds King George VI to the British throne. 1996-Turkish Boeing …
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5 February
Feb. 5, America’s occupation of Cuba ends
1904 –America’s 6-year-long occupation of Cuba ends. 1962 – French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria independence. 1971 – Apollo 14 spacecraft lands on moon.
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4 February
Feb. 4, World Cancer Day
1902 – Al-Ittihad Wat-Taraqqi Association (The Society of Union and Progress) to hold the First Arab Congress in Paris. 1905 – Peasants protests across Russia. 1945 – The Yalta …
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3 February
Feb. 3, Renowned Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum passes away
1900- Strikes in Belgium, Germany, Austrian Empire and Hungary in the coal mining, calling for reducing working hours. 1903- Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa. 1917- US liner Housatonic …
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2 February
Feb. 2, largest train station in the world “Grand Central Station” opened in New York
Damascus, SANA- 1848 – The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo formally ends the Mexican War. 1878- Greece declares war on the Ottoman state in solidarity with the Russian Empire. 1913- The …
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1 February
Feb. 1, Syrian Actress Mona Wasef born
1814- Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 . 1953- Huge floods hit Netherlands. 1958- Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic. 2004- 251 …