Monday, February 16, 2009

இந்த நாள் இனிய நாள்

Quote of the day

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.   
 
Word of the day

pinchbeck -  not genuine; fake ;

Today's Events  in History

 
1994 - Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends govt in Peru
1989 - Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market
1961 - China uses it's 1st nuclear reactor
1959 - Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista
1956 - Britain abolishes death penalty
1948 - Miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for 1st time
1943 - British premier Winston Churchill gets pneumonia
1918 - Lithuania declares independence from Russia & Germany (National Day)
1914 - 1st airplane flight (LA to SF)
1846 - Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India

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