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This is a brief of events from around the world As the Islamic year calendar is about 11 days shorter than Gregorian Calendar. The Islamic ( Lunar) calendar is slowly gaining on the Gregorian years. The 1st. day of the 5 the month of 20874 will be the 1st. day of the 5th month of A.H. 20874 1475-Michelangelo Buonarroti was born. 1492 Christopher Columbus established the first
Spanish settlement in the New World. 1498-Columbus discovered the island of Trinidad. 1512
- Exhibition of Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 1513-Ponce de Leon discovers Florida.
1542-Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrived at present-day San Diego. 1547 Ivan the Terrible was crowned the first czar of Russia. 1564- Galileo Galilee was born. 1620- European Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1649 King Charles I of England was beheaded.
1705
1706-1790 Benjamin Franklin American Statesman
1732
1743-Thomas
Jefferson was born. 1773-British Parliament passed the Tea Act. 1774-Joseph Priestly identified a gas he called "dephlogisticated air," or oxygen. 1777 France recognized American independence.
1782-The Great Seal of
the 1784 U.S. ratified treaty with England ending Revolutionary War. 1788-South Carolina became the 8th state in United States. 1789 The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington. 1789 The Constitution of the United States went into effect.
1789 George Washington was elected U.S. President. 1789-The
First Presidential Inauguration. 1789-Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first Secretary of State. 1790-The District of Columbia was established as the seat of the United States government. 1790- Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia. 1790 President George
Washington delivered the first "State of the Union" address. 1792-The New York Stock Exchange was established. 1799- Napoleon captured Jaffa in Palestine. 1798 The 11th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. 1800 Washington, D.C. was established as the capital of U.S. 1800-Library of Congress was established. 1803- The United States purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $27 million. 1804-Former US Vice President Aaron Burr killed Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in a duel. 1809- Abraham Lincoln was born. 1810-Colombia declared independence from Spain. 1814 The War of 1812 between America and Britain ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 1819- Spain ceded Florida to the United States. 1819-The first savings bank opened in the U.S. in New York City, The Bank for Savings. 1819 Alabama became the 22nd
state in the United States. 1822 Brazil has gained Independence.
1842- Adhesive postage stamps were used for the first time (New York City). 1844-Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraph message. 1847 Yerba Buena, CA was renamed San Francisco. 1848 Gold was first discovered in California 1849 Elizabeth
Blackwell became first woman MD in the U.S. 1857-The US Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v. Sanford that slaves were not citizens. 1859-"Happy Birthday to You" was written by Mildred J. Mill in Louisville, Kentucky.
1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
1861 Delegates from six southern states met to form the Confederate States of America. 1861-Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union. 1862-The bloodiest day in U.S.
military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam when over 23,000 were killed
or wounded. 1864 Rebecca Lee was the first black woman awarded a medical degree. 1865 Slavery was abolished in the USA , with the ratification of the 13th Amendment.
1865-Lincoln's assassin killed. 1867-The first U.S. dental school, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, was established. 1867-The United States took possession of Alaska
from Russia.
1869- The Swiss canal , in Egypt, was opened 1869 William F. Semple patented chewing gum. 1870-The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race.
1879-Albert Einstein was born. 1879 Discovery of saccharin 1881-Clara Barton founded what became the American Red Cross. 1881-President James Garfield
died of wounds inflicted by an assassin. 1881-Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield. 1882 - Franklin
Delano Roosevelt was born 1885-Louis Pasteur successfully treated a patient with a rabies vaccine.
1890-US
Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act. 1894-Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress 1894-Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. 1894 Nikita Khrushchev ( President of former USSR) was born and he died in 1971) 1895- Sheikh " Abdullah Salem AL Sabah" was born , later he became the most important ruler of Kuwait , as Kuwait became a modern country during his time. 1896 Utah was admitted as 45th state in the US. 1896 The X-ray demonstrated for the first time in U.S. 1899 - Al Capone's birthday. 1900
1901-New York became the first state to require license plates on cars.
1901-Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. 1901 J.P. Morgan formed the
first billion-dollar corporation in the world. 1902- 1st Movie Theatre opened in L.A. 1902-T. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president
to ride in an automobile.
1906-The first Grand Prix motor race was held in Le Mans, France. 1906-San Francisco Great Earthquake killed
over 500. 1907 Oklahoma became the 46th state.
1908 The first Boy Scout troop was organized.
1908-The Office of the Chief Examiner, which became the FBI in 1935, was created. 1909-The
first Lincoln penny was issued. 1909- Charles Darwin was born. 1911
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1912-The
U.S. Government adopted the 8-hour workday. 1912 Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland. 1914-Mother's Day became a national holiday. 1914-Japan declared war on Germany in World War I.
1915- 25,000 women marched in NY City, for the right to vote.
1915 In April 24: 86 years ago today, Turkey began it's campaign to massacre 1.5 million Armenian men, women and children, 80% of the Armenian population in Turkey.
1915 Congress passed legislation creating the U.S. Coast Guard. 1915-The
civilian ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine off Ireland. 1,198 people
were killed.
1917-The
U.S. declared War on Austria-Hungary and entered World
War 1. 1917: Balfour Declaration - The "letter" from Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, declaring that the British government "view with favor" the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine. This was to be the basis of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, granted to Great Britain. 1917 Mexico
adopted its present constitution. 1917-Jeannette Rankin, first woman ever elected to US Congress, took her seat in office. 1919-The
Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. 1919: League of Nations Covenant Mandate Provision - The enabling provision that was the basis of the Mandate for Palestine given to Great Britain in 1922.
1919 Grand Canyon National Park was established.
1920 Britain promise to give Palestine for the European Jews to establish a Zionist state. This is in recognition of the financial support that European Jews had given to Britain during the wars. Jews by the thousands were smuggled , from Europe, by the British occupying forces to Palestine. 1921-1961 Last Kings of Iran After WWI , a military officer "Reza Khan", took power& outset the king and became Shah Reza Khan in 1926 and he began to reform Iran & re-build the nation. His son Mohammad Reza succeeded him in 1961 1922
1923 ( Sept 1st):
1923 A US-presidential address was broadcast on the radio for the first time. 1924 ( Jan 21): Vladimir Linen died at the age of 43 , he was the 1st head of State of the formal USSR. Joseph Stalin succeeded him. 1924-Four planes leave Seattle ( USA) on the first successful flight around the world.
1924 The first Winter Olympic games opened at Chamonix, France. 1924 The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution. 1925 The first revolution in Syria began. 1926- Magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of complications resulting from a ruptured appendix. 1927-Charles Lindbergh became the first person
to fly across the
1929-The stock market crashed on what came to be known as "Black Tuesday," starting the Great Depression. 1930-The first World Cup soccer competition began in Montevideo, Uruguay.
1931-Japan
invaded Manchuria in 1931, and occupied various parts of China until 1945. 1931-The Empire State Building opened.
1932-The 10th modern Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles. 1933-Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
1935 - Elvis Presley was born 1935-The Social Security Act became law. 1935 Airplanes no longer permitted to fly over White House. 1935-Sir Watson-Watt was granted a patent for
RADAR invention.
1936 First issue of Life magazine hit the newsstands. 1936-The Spanish Civil War began. 1937:
Maps
of the Peel Commission Partition Plans
- The Peel Commission recommended Partition
of Palestine into a tiny Jewish area and a much larger Palestinian area. 1937 The first permanent license plates were issued. 1937's "Nanjing massacre." When that Chinese city fell to the Japanese Imperial Army, tens of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war were killed.1938 Oil was discovered in Saudi Arabia. 1938 The first breath test for drunken drivers was introduced in Indianapolis.
1938-Radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, starring Orson Welles, caused nationwide panic among listeners. 1939-Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. 1939-Warsaw, Poland,
surrendered to the Nazis after weeks of resistance. 1940-Bugs Bunny made his debut in the cartoon A Wild Hare.
1940 Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1940-The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 1940-Winston
Churchill was the first to use the two finger V-is-for-Victory sign. 1940-Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister. 1941 The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, declaring war on US.
1942 Tweety Bird, was introduced.
1942 - Muhammad Ali's birthday. 1942- The Battle of El Alamein,El Alamein marked a turning point in the fortunes of the Allies, who were fighting to keep open vital supply lines from the Mediterranean to the East in WWII.
1943 Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met in Tehran for their first meeting during World War II.
1943 The Pentagon, was completed. 1944 Mussolini (of Italy ) was arrested & executed by the order of the King of Italy. 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt won a 4th term in office. 1945 President Franklin Roosevelt died. (1945) 1945-President Harry Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would only be shared with Great Britain and Canada.
1945-The first atomic bomb was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. 1945- The first atomic bomb used in warfare was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. 1945 The Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Nations. 1945-The United Nations Conference opened for the first time.
1945 Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.
1945
American troops entered Nuremberg, Germany. 1945-U.S. troops began landing in Japan after Japan's surrender in World War II. 1945-The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin. 1946-The bikini swimsuit made it's debut at a Paris fashion show. 1946 , Syria became independent on April 16 of this year. 1946 (UNICEF) was established. 1947
1947-President Harry S. Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act. 1947-President Harry S. Truman signed the National
Security Act, creating the DOD, the NSC, the CIA and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 1948
1948 In May 11 , the British forces leave Palestine & the Israeli forces raise there flags and declare the State of Israel over all the Palestinian land. Russia UK & USA accept the new state and the Israeli action. 1948
1948
- Harry S. Truman defeats Dewey, surprising pollsters and newspapers in the
greatest Presidential upset in history. 1948 Gandhi was assassinated. 1949-The German Federal Republic came into existence. 1949-South Africa began implementing apartheid. 1949-The U.S.S.R. tested their first atomic bomb. 1949-Twelve nations signed a treaty to create The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 1950-North Korean troops attacked South Korea, beginning the Korean War. 1950 During the Korean War, the first battle between jets took place. 1950- Sheikh " Abdullah Salem AL Sabah"
became the ruler of Kuwait. During his time the constitution of Kuwait and the
first parliament was formed. also during his rule Kuwait has prospered and became
the most modern and advanced country in the Middle East. 1950-President Harry S. Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War. 1951-"I Love Lucy" premiered on television. 1951 The
22nd Amendment, limiting the President to two terms was ratified. 1952 The revolution against the King of Egypt & the establishment of United Arab Republic by Mohammad Najeeb & Jamal Abdul Nasser. Jamal becomes the first Arab leader to turn his country against Imperialism. 1952-Puerto Rico became a commonwealth. 1953-Gen. George C. Marshall won the Nobel Peace prize.
1954 USS
Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched. 1954-West Germany joined NATO. 1955 Albert Einstein
died at age 76. 1955 Winston Churchill resigned (1955) 1955-Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. 1956-The phrase "In God We Trust" was adopted as the national motto for the USA monetary. 1956 - Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
1956 Israel , France & Britain attacks Egypt in order to take over the Swiss Canal. The United States ordered them to stop the war and they did. 1956 Britain inform Israel that it will protect Jordan against any military attack. 1957-The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test in the Nevada desert. 1957-The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, into orbit around the earth. 1957 - Islamic Center in Washington DC was opened by US President Eisenhower. 1958 The first U.S. earth satellite was launched. FEBRUARY 1958 Political Union of Egypt and Syria were established. 1958 General Abdul Kareem Qasem, the leader of free Officers, take power of Iraq after coup against the Monarchy. 1958-The nuclear powered submarine Nautilus became the first US vessel to cross the North Pole under water. 1958- Khrushchev became Soviet premier and first secretary of the Communist Party. 1959 The USSR launched the first spacecraft to orbit the Sun, Mechta (Luna 1). 1960-Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy took part in the first televised presidential debate. 1960 USSR president Nikita Khorutchof took off his shoes and hit the desk hardly in a UN meeting , causing all UN members to be shocked of his behavior. 1961- Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. 1961 The Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. 1961-The border between East and West Berlin was closed and separated by a barbed wire fence. 1961-South Africa became an independent republic. 1961 -1st Manned Orbit in space. 1961 - Thousands of Jews were brought
from Morocco to Palestine. 1961-Kuwait
got it's independence and became a country & recognized by the United
Nation. 1962-The Beatles released their first hit, "Love Me Do," in Britain. 1962 John Glenn orbited Earth. 1962-The Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered ship, completed her maiden voyage from VA to GA. 1962-Jamaica gained its independence from Britain.
1962-President Kennedy announced an air and naval
blockade of Cuba. 1963 John F. Kennedy ,President of USA , was shot in the third year of his presidency in Texas. Who was behind this assassination is still a mystery!!
1963 The first discotheque, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go, opened in Los Angeles.
1963-A hot line between the Kremlin and the White House went into operation to reduce the chances of an accidental war. 1964-China detonated its first atomic bomb. 1964 The U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4 completed its first successful mission to Mars. 1964-The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface. 1964-President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law.
1964 Muhammad Ali became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first time.
1965 During the worst power
failure in history, the Northeast and parts of Canada went dark for over 13
hours. 1967
1967 DNA was created in a test tube for the first time. 1967 Dr. Christian N. Barnard performed the world's first successful human heart transplant. 1968
1968 London Bridge was sold to an American. 1968 Baathist took over Iraq in a coup by Ahmed Hassan Bakr with the aid of Saddam Hussein.
1968-France became the world's 5th nuclear power
1969 Apollo 12, the second manned lunar expedition was launched. 1969-Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. 1969-Hurricane Camille devastated the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people. 1969 -1st artificial human heart implanted. 1970 Jamal Abdul Nasser ( President of Egypt) passed away leaving Egypt & the Arab world without a real leader. 1970-Apollo 13 safely return to Earth. 1970 A cyclone and tidal wave hit East Pakistan, killing over 200,000 people. 1970 Pope Paul VI was attacked at the Manila airport
by a Bolivian painter disguised as a priest. 1970-27-year-old rock star, Jimmy Hendrix, died in London 1971-The U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan. 1971-Independance of United Arab Emirates. In 1971-al-Assad became president of Syria. 1971 Women in Switzerland were finally granted
suffrage. 1972-Richard Nixon arrived in Moscow, first
U.S. president to visit the Soviet Union. 1972 President Nixon became first U.S. president to visit China. 1972 China sent President Nixon two giant pandas as a gift.
1972 Harry S. Truman, died in Kansas City, Mo.
1973 - U.S. Senate selected a committee to investigate the Watergate scandal. 1973-Vietnam
peace treaty was signed in Paris 1973 King Faisal of Saudia Arabia , declares the Oil embargo against the west , if they continue to support the Israeli atrocities against the Arabs. 1974 King Faisal of Saudia Arabia , was assassinated by a member of Saudi Royal family. There were rumors that the CIA and MOSAD ( Israeli secret Service) are behind it. 1974-The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that President Nixon had to turn over the Watergate tapes. 1974-Nixon became the first U.S. President to resign from office. 1975-North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces captured Saigon. 1975-Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title. 1976-Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect score, a 10, at the Olympics. 1976-1977 Iran faces economical problems due to massive industrial & military buildup, corruption and inflation fueled discontent. 1977 Anwar Saddat is the 1st Arab president to visit Israel ( publicly). He paid his life as he was assassinated later. 1978 Iran revolution start against the Shah. 1979
1980-Cable
News Network ( CNN) made its debut. 1980-1988 Iran Iraq war 1981 - 52 American hostages seized from the American Embassy in Tehran were released after 444 days in captivity. 1983- A Korean Air Line jet was shot down while flying in what was then Soviet airspace. It crashed in the Sea of Japan, killing 269 passengers and crew. A later study by the International Civil Aviation Organization concluded the flight was downed by missile attack. 1983-A
suicide truck-bombing in Lebanon killed 241 U.S. Marines and sailors 1983-Final
episode of "M*A*S*H". Most watched program in history. 1984-Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman to run for Vice President from a major political party. 1984 The U.S. and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117-year break. 1986 U.S. shuttle Challenger exploded
1986-Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred. 1987-The stock market crashed on what came to be known as "Black Monday." 1989
1990-East Germany and West Germany united to become Germany. 1990
1991
1991 - McDonald’s opened for first time in Soviet Union. 1991-Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as Russia's first elected President. 1992
1992-The public was
permitted to view Buckingham Palace for the first time. 1993
1993 A bomb exploded at the World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring more than 1,000. 1994
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Sept10,2000: Tofalo Island became the 189 member in the United Nation. This country consist of 8 islands and have a population of about 10,500. These islands are situated between Australia & Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Sept.11, 2001: The whole world was devastated as the largest democracy ( USA) face the biggest terrorist attack in history as 2 planes crash in World Trade Center and another hit the Pentagon building, killing over 5000 people. Dec.15,2001: Taliban is finally overthrown and most of its fighters surrendered. Afghan people are now planning their future with the help of USA , United Nation. March 31,2002: UK Queen mother is dead at age of 101 March 20 , 2003 the start of war to liberate Iraq…Iraq freedom warApril 9 , 2003 The fall of Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Sept. 12, 2003: Johny Cash died at age of 71, "The Man in Black" who became a towering figure in American music. Dec..13, 2003: The capture of Saddam
Hussein
and the end of Baathist regime and the dictator of June 5 , 2004: Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader who devoted his presidency to winning the Cold War, trying to scale back government and making p |
1836-The
fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died.
1913 The "Mona Lisa" was recovered in Florence after having been
stolen two years earlier.
The
Titanic was launched in Belfast.
1911-The
Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre museum in France by an Italian waiter.
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass
1927
Joseph Stalin became the ruler of the Soviet Union.
1942
Minimum draft age in USA , was lowered from 21 to 18.
1956
Japan was admitted to the United Nations.
1963-Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the
Lincoln Memorial.
as it exploded a hydrogen bomb
in the South Pacific
USS
, COLE, destroyer ship was bombed in Yemen by a suicide bomber, over 17 US
navy persons were killed and 39 injured.
