Thursday, August 9, 2007, #151 (1418)

Today in history
1173 - Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete
1483 - Opening of the Sistine Chapel
1942 - Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement
1945 - World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Fat Man", is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Around 70,000 people were killed instantly
1965 - Singapore seceded from Malaysia and gained independence
1969 - Members of a cult led by Charles Manson brutally murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate, coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring, and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles
1974 - As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president
1986 - Knebworth Park, Stevenage, UK sees the final live performance of rock band Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury

Birthdays
1922 - Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
1939 - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, former President of the European Commission
1957 - Melanie Griffith, American actress
1963 - Whitney Houston, American diva and actress
1968 - Gillian Anderson, American actress
1978 - Audrey Tautou, French actress

Georgian words of the day

wedding - kortsili

bride - patardzali

groom - sakmro

wedding ring - sakortsino bechedi

I've heard you got married? Congratulations!
gavige rom dakortsindi? gilotsav!



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