Today in History

August, 2014

  • 8 August

    August 8, Algerian writer Wasini al-A’raj born

    1786 _  The arrival of the traveler Jean Palma to the top of the Alps. 1815 _ Napoleon Bonaparte leaves France to his exile in Saint Helena. 1955 _ Holding …

  • 7 August

    August 7, Establishment of The Organization of Islamic Cooperation

      1798 – US annexes Hawaii Islands. 1819 –Battle of Boyacá in Colombia when Simon Bolivar defeated the Spanish army. 1867 – Changing the title of Egypt ruler into Khedive …

  • 6 August

    August 6, Fatah General Conference holds Israel responsible for assassination of Yasser Arafat

    1815 – Union between Sweden and Norway. 1896 – France annexes Madagascar Island. 1945 – US drops atomic bomb (“Little Boy”) on Japanese city of Hiroshima killing about 80000 persons …

  • 5 August

    August 5th, Mariner 7 aircraft sends best photos of Mars surface

    Damascus, SANA – 1858- First telegraph line established across the Atlantic Ocean. 1919- Turkish military revolution against the Ottoman rule starts led by Mustafa Kamal. 1969- Mariner 7 aircraft sends …

  • 4 August

    August 4th , Phoenix spacecraft launched by NASA

    Damascus, SANA – 1914- England declares war against Germany during the World War one. 1950- The Korean War erupts. 1988- American scientists discover 17 new types of HIV virus. 2007- …

  • 3 August

    August 3rd, Christopher Columbus starts voyage to discover the New World

    1492-  Christopher Columbus and 88 sailors start a voyage to discover the New World. 1783- Volcano of Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people. 1914- Germany declares war against …

  • 2 August

    August 2nd, NASDAQ stock market starts work

    Damascus, SANA – 1952-Elizabeth II becomes queen of England. 1963-Abdul-Salam Aref becomes president of Iraq after toppling Abdul-Karim Qasem. 1971-NASDAQ stock market starts work. 1974-Crew of first American space station …

  • 1 August

    August 1, Germany declares war on Russia

    1774 – The discovery of oxygen. 1876 – Colorado became the 38th State to enter the United States of America 1914 -Germany declares war on Russia. 1920 – The Communist …

July, 2014

  • 31 July

    July 31, First close image for the Earth taken from the moon

    1974 First close image for the Earth taken from the moon broadcast by the US spaceship Ranger. 1973 European Space Agency founded 1991 the USA and Soviet Union sign historic …

  • 30 July

    July 30, Israel bombards Lebanese Qana village, killing dozens of children and women

    -2005 scientists discover the tenth planet in the solar system that distances 14.5 billion kilo meters away from the Earth. -2006 Israel bombards Lebanese Qana village, killing dozens.- -1971 Apollo …

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