Wednesday, July 25, 2007, #140 (1407)

Today in history

1261 - The city of Constantinople is recaptured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, thus re-establishing the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines also succeed in capturing Thessalonica and the rest of the Latin Empire
1897 - Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories
1943 - World War II: Benito Mussolini is forced out of office by his own Italian Grand Council and is replaced by Pietro Badoglio
1953 - The Cartoon Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century is released prehaps the most famous Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig, and Marvin The Martain
1969 - Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense
1980 - Australian hard rock band AC/DC release the album "Back in Black". This album goes on to be the 2nd best selling album in history
1994 - Israel and Jordan sign the Washington Declaration which formally ends the state of war that has existed between the nations since 1948
1997 - K.R. Narayanan is sworn-in as India's 10th president and the first Dalit— formerly called "untouchable"— to hold this office

Birthdays

1750 - Henry Knox, American general (d. 1806)
1894 - Walter Brennan, American actor (d. 1974)
1906 - Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist (d. 1970)
1923 - Estelle Getty, American actress
1934 - Don Ellis, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1978)
1955 - Iman Abdulmajid, Somali model
1958 - Thurston Moore, American musician (Sonic Youth)
1967 - Matt LeBlanc, American actor
1978 - Louise Brown, world's first test tube baby

Georgian words of the day

fig - leghvi
peach - atami
apricot - gargari
water-melon - sazamtro
ripe - mtzipe

Are the apricots in season already?

gargaris sezoni ukve movida?  



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