Wednesday, August 1, 2007, #145 (1412)

Today in history
1774 - The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time
1800 - The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831 - London Bridge opens
1941 - The first Jeep is produced
1966 - Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution
1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles

Birthdays
1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)
1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
1942 - Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor
1963 - Coolio, American rapper
1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director

Georgian Words of the Day
port - porti
sea - zghva
navy - sazghvao ploti
oil terminal - navtobis terminali
cargo - tvirti

Georgia has two ports in Batumi and Poti
sakartveloshi aris ori porti-batumshi da potshi

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