Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Quote of the day

For a living dog is better than a dead lion,
   
              
Word of the day

countersign - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group;

Today's Events  in History

 
2004 - 3-19 Shooting Incident: Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20
2002 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda ends (started on March 2) after killing 500 Taliban and al Qaeda fighters with 11 allied troop fatalities
1996 - Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marrage
1981 - 2 workers killed in space shuttle Columbia accident
1972 - India & Bangladesh sign friendship treaty
1969 - British invade Anguilla
1965 - Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies
1958 - Britain's 1st planetarium opens at Madame Tussaud's in London
1915 - Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time)
1877 - Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match
1831 - 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)

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