1898 \u2013 United States declares war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor after suffering a massive explosion.<\/p>\n
1920 \u2013Berlin U-Bahn (for underground railway) opened.<\/p>\n
1936 \u2013Adolf Hitler announced a plan for production of \u201cthe People’s Car”, dubbed the Volkswagen.<\/p>\n
1953 \u2013Majallat al-Risala, the first Arab literature magazine in the Arab World, and which was chaired by author Ahmed Hassan Al-Zaiyat, ceased publication.<\/p>\n
1994 \u2013 At least 207 people killed, more than 2,000 injured, 75,000 homeless in Sumatra earthquake.<\/p>\n
2003 \u2013 Between 10 to 15 million persons demonstrated in more than 600 cities across the world against the war on Iraq.<\/p>\n
2004 \u2013 A part of the road leading to Al-Maghariba Gate, one of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s main gates collapsed due to Israeli excavations underneath.
\n2013 – Meteorite explodes over Russian city of Chelyabinsk, causing meteorite shower, injuring 1000 persons and destroying more than 4300 houses.<\/p>\n
Born today:<\/p>\n
1710 – King Louis XV of France.<\/p>\n
Passed away:<\/p>\n
1915 \u2013 German Doctor Theodor Escherich.<\/p>\n
Occasions:<\/p>\n
Independence Day of Serbia.<\/p>\n
H. Zain\/ Ghossoun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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