Monday, August 6, 2007, #148 (1415)

Today in history
1806 - Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire
1926 - Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping
1945 - World War II: Hiroshima is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Little Boy", is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 90,000 people were killed instantly
1960 - Cuban Revolution: In response to a United States embargo, Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation
1962 - Jamaica becomes independent
1984 - Pop star Prince releases Purple Rain, the album which would launch him to superstardom
1991 - Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web
2001 - White House briefing entitled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S. delivered to George W. Bush. This document foreshadowed the September 11, 2001 attacks

Birthdays
1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, English poet (d. 1892)
1911 - Lucille Ball, American actress (d. 1989)
1928 - Andy Warhol, American artist (d. 1987)
1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-born American film director
1972 - Geri Halliwell, British singer

Georgian Words of the Day
hour - saati

minute - tsuti

second - tsami

day - dghe

Excuse me, what time is it?

ukatsravad, romeli saatia?



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