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1879 – Thomas Edison invents the light bulb. 1937 – Walt Disney produces the first long animated movie titled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 1964 – British House of …
December, 2014
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20 December
Dec. 20, Former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hos born
1971 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes president of Pakistan following resignation of Yahya Khan. 1982 – Leader of Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Yaser Arafat accompanied with about 4000 Palestinian fighters …
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19 December
Dec. 19, Co-creator of Tom and Jerry cartoons, Joseph Barbera, passes away
1930 – Ho Chi Minh leads Vietnam’s revolutionary struggle against French colonialism. 1955 – Resignation of the Jordanian government in protest against Jordan’s joining the Baghdad Pact. 2004 – 62 …
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18 December
Dec. 18, first artificial heart in history transplanted
1865 – United States prohibits slavery. 1914 – England declares protection on Egypt and terminates the Ottoman sovereignty over it. 1941 – Japanese troops descend on the shores of Hong …
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17 December
Dec. 17, First attempt of powered flight by the Wright brothers succeeds
1903 – First attempt of powered flight by the Wright brothers succeeds 1963 – UN General-Assembly agrees to increase number of non-permanent Security Council from 11 to 15 members. 1983 …
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16 December
Dec. 16, Independence Day of Kazakhstan
1941- German forces under the command of Lt. Gen. Erwin Rommel withdraw from north Africa. 1969 – British Parliament overwhelmingly votes to end the death penalty for murder. 1980- Reopening …
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15 December
Dec. 15, Reopening of the Leaning Tower of Pisa after 11 years of closure
1794 – French Revolution cancels the Revolutionary Tribunal which was established for the trial of political offenders. 1945 – General Douglas MacArthur issues direct orders on abolishing Shinto as …
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14 December
Dec. 14, Lebanese author and historian Georgie Zeidan was born
1901- Guglielmo Marconi sent the world’s first ever wireless communication. 1911 – Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four of his colleagues reach the South Pole for first time. 1950- …
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13 December
Dec. 13, Egyptian poet Ahmad Shawqi passes away
1920 – League of nations establishes Int’l Court of Justice in The Hague. 1974- Malta becomes a republic. 1988- Late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat delivers a speech before the UN …
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12 December
Dec. 12, Palestinian poet Fadwa Tuqan passes away
1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission. 1941 – King George VI crowned Emperor of India. 1988 – 100,000 people killed in Spitak earthquake in Armenia. 2007 – …