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1938- Munich Agreement was signed. 1939- Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign an agreement on the partition of Poland. 1947- Pakistan joins the United Nations (UN). 1958- The Soviet …
September, 2014
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29 September
Sept. 29, beginning of the British Mandate over Palestine
1908- International conference for the protection of labor, held in Lucerne, Switzerland decides prohibition of night work for children under 14. 1918- Bulgaria surrenders to allied powers during World War …
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28 September
Sept 28, al-Aqsa intifada erupts after Israeli soldiers desecrated al-Aqsa Mosque
1911- Italy begins war against the Ottoman Empire to control the Libyan city of Tripoli. 1939- The beginning of the German attack against the Scandinavian countries in the framework of …
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27 September
Sept. 27 French Scientist Champollion publishes the first translation of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs
1822 – French Scientist Jean–François Champollion publishes the first translation of the Rosetta Stone hieroglyphs. 1825 – First use of railways as a means of public transport. 1955 – UN …
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24 September
Sept. 24, Potato famine starts in Ireland
Damascus, SANA- 1895- Potato famine starts in Ireland during which 1 million people died. 1905- Sweden agrees on Norway independence. 1960- The US launches nuclear-powered aircraft carrier called “Enterprise”. 1996- …
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23 September
Sept. 23, Chile’s great writer Nobel-laureate Pablo Neruda passes away
1817- Spain and Italy sign a treaty on abolition of slave trade . 1846 – Discovery of the planet of Neptune at the Berlin Observatory . 1856 – Work starts …
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22 September
Sept. 22, President Abraham Lincoln proclaims emancipation of slaves
1862- U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaims emancipation of slaves in the United States. 1944- The Battle of the Philippine Sea starts. 1948- Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo executed after being …
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21 September
Sept. 21, 2400 people killed in Taiwan hurricane
1938- A hurricane hitting some areas in New York kills 600 people. 1943- Bechara Khoury elected Lebanon’s president, becoming the first president of Lebanon after independence. 1985- 2000 Mexicans killed …
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20 September
Sept. 20, Wikipedia reaches a total of one million articles in over 100 languages
1932 – Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste. 1946 – The first annual international film festival was …
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19 September
Sept. 19, US carries out its first atomic bomb test underground
1957 – US carries out its first atomic bomb test underground. 1999 – A multinational peacekeeping force lands in East Timor in an attempt to restore law and order to …