Damascus, SANA-<\/p>\n
1880 – Building of Panama Canal begins.<\/p>\n
1901- Commonwealth of Australia established.<\/p>\n
1917- British forces enter Palestine through Rafah during the World War I.<\/p>\n
1948- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Tariffs “Gat” comes into effect.<\/p>\n
1956- Sudan gains independence and declares establishment of the republic.<\/p>\n
1958- Establishment of the European Economic Community (EEC), also known as the Common Market.<\/p>\n
1959- Victory of Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro.<\/p>\n
1985- Britain’s first mobile phone call.<\/p>\n
1992- Egyptian Boutros Boutros-Ghali becomes the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations.<\/p>\n
1995- Establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO).<\/p>\n
2007- Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union “EU”.<\/p>\n
Born Today:<\/p>\n
1934- Algerian politician and diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi.<\/p>\n
1944- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.<\/p>\n
1956- Lebanese musician Ziad al-Rahbani.<\/p>\n
Passed away:<\/p>\n
1921- German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg.<\/p>\n
Occasions:<\/p>\n
New Year’s Day<\/p>\n
Liberation Day in Cuba<\/p>\n
R. al-Jazaeri\/ Barry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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