Wednesday, August 15, 2007, #155 (1422)

Today in history
1185 - The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia
1461 - Trapezunt surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. This is the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Empreror David is exiled and later murdered
1877 - Thomas Edison makes the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1915 - The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship Ancon
1945 - World War II: Victory over Japan Day - Japan surrenders
1947 - India gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes an independent nation within the Commonwealth , Jawaharlal Nehru addresses the nation with the Indian Declaration of Independence and takes office as the first Prime Minister of India
1965 - The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, marking the birth of stadium rock
1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opens

Birthdays
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. 1821)
1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. 1832)
1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist
1950 - Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
1963 - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mexican film director
1972 - Ben Affleck, American actor

Georgian words of the day

news - akhali ambebi

newspaper - gazeti

information - inpormatsia

article - statia

Do you read Georgian newspapers?

kitkhulob kartul gazetebs?


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