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1829 –US inventor William Austin Burt patented a machine called the “Typographer”. 1896 – The first edition of “Sham” newspaper published in Damascus. 1952 – The Free Officers lead …
July, 2015
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21 July
July 21st, The Great Syrian Revolution against French occupation starts
1925-The Great Syrian Revolution against the French occupation starts led by Sultan Pasha al-Atrash. 1944- The execution of Claus von Stauffenberg on charges of planning to assassinate Adolf Hitler. 1960- …
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20 July
July 20, UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopts a resolution demanding that Israel stop and reverse construction of wall built in the West Bank.
1944 – Assassination plot against Nazi leader Adolf Hitler fails. 1954 – The Geneva Agreements (also, “Geneva Accords”) arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina …
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19 July
July 19th, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz elected Mauritania’s president
July 19th, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz elected Mauritania’s president 1870- The Franco-Prussian War breaks out. 1943- US air force attacks railways in Italy during World War II. 1996- The Bosnian …
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18 July
July 18th, the great fire of Rome breaks out and destroys much of the city
64- The great fire of Rome breaks out and destroys much of the city. 1974- Thousands of Libyans begin their “Arab Unity March” towards Cairo, Egypt. 2009- Presidential election was …
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17 July
July 17, Malaysian Airlines jet crashes in southwestern Ukraine carrying 295 people
1919- Finland declared a republic. 1936- Civil war breaks out in Spain. 1973- Military coup d’etat in Afghanistan, monarchy overthrown and republic declared under Mohammed Daoud Khan. 1994- Brazil beat …
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16 July
July 16, Digging of Egypt’s Suez Canal starts
1856 – Digging of Egypt’s Suez Canal starts under supervision of French engineer Ferdinand De Lesseps. 1945 – The United States conducts first test of atomic bomb. 1970 – …
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15 July
July 15th, Elite Syrian Poet Omar Abu Risha passes away
1099- Jerusalem captured in the First Crusade. 1840- Convention of London signed between the UK, Austria, Prussia and Russia on the one hand and the Ottoman Empire on the other. …
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14 July
July 14th, the French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille
1789-Bastille Day-French Revolution begins with the fall of Bastille. 1937- Signing the Frontier Treaty between Iraq and Iran. 1942- The Indian National Congress passes a resolution demanding complete independence from …
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13 July
July 13, Israeli forces shell Rafiq al-Hariri Airport in Beirut and impose ground, sea and air blockade on Lebanon during its war in 2006
1854 – Assassination of Egypt Wali Abbas Hilmi I in his Palace in Benha. 1922 – Two-day strike in Palestine to protest against talks on granting Britain mandate over …