Tuesday, August 21, 2007, #159 (1426)

Today in history
1878 - The American Bar Association is founded
1911 - The Mona Lisa is stolen by a Louvre employee
1942 - The Battle of Stalingrad began
1944 - Dumbarton Oaks Conference, prelude to the United Nations, begins
1968 - Soviet Union-dominated Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia, crushing the Prague Spring; on the same day, Nicolae Ceausescu, leader of Communist Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet maneuver, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals
1991 - Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union

Birthdays
1904 - William "Count" Basie, American bandleader (d. 1984)
1920 - Christopher Robin Milne, inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (d. 1996)
1938 - Kenny Rogers, American singer and actor
1961 - David Morales, American disc jockey
1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy)

Georgian Words of the Day

ear-ring - saqure

necklace - qelsabami

bracelet - samajuri

pendant - gulsakidi

This is my favorite necklace

es aris chemi usaqvarlesi qelsabami


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