Thursday, February 5, 2009

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Quote of the day

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. 
 
Word of the day

virtuoso -  a person skilled in the techniques of an art;

Today's Events  in History

 
1997 - Brook Lee, Hawaii, crowned 46th Miss USA (en route to Miss Universe)
1995 - Japan's Shinshinto Party wins local elections
1992 - Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar
1974 - US Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure
1971 - Apollo 14, 3rd US manned Moon expedition, lands near Fra Mauro Alan Shepard & Edward Mitchell (Apollo 14) walk on Moon for 4 hrs
1963 - Soviet lunar probe failure
1958 - Gamel Abdel Nasser nominated 1st president of United Arab Republic
1937 - 1st Charlie Chaplin talkie, "Modern Times," released
1917 - Present Mexican constitution adopted
1904 - American occupation of Cuba ends
1879 - Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow
1870 - 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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Quote of the day

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
 
Word of the day

complacent -  pleased, advantages;

Today's Events  in History

 
2006 - A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71
2003 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed to Serbia and Montenegro
1998 - Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium
1995 - Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning
1980 - Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran
1971 - British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt
1971 - Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard & Mitchell)
1969 - Yassar Arafats takes over as chairman of PLO
1948 - Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK
1941 - United Service Organization (USO) founded
1932 - World War II: Japan occupies Harbin, China.


Tuesday, February 3, 2009

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Quote of the day

Life becomes useless when we no longer have either friends or enemies.
 
Word of the day

stasis -  a state of balance, equilibrium;

Today's Events  in History

 
2007 - A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339
1999 - In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived
1998 - Stamps commemorating Princess Diana go on sale across Britain
1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
1962 - Pres Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food & drugs
1945 - Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin
1930 - The Communist Party of Vietnam is established.
1783 - Spain recognizes US independence
1690 - 1st paper money in America issued