Wednesday, August 22, 2007, #160 (1427)

Today in history
1642 - Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. Beginning of the English Civil War
1864 - Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention. The Red Cross is formed
1910 - Japan illicitly annexes Korea with the signing of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty. The name Korea was abolished and replaced with the ancient name Joseon
1941 - World War II: German troops reach Leningrad, leading to the siege of Leningrad
1962 - An attempt to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle fails
2004 - A version of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway

Birthdays
1862 - Claude Debussy, French composer (d. 1918)
1893 - Dorothy Parker, American writer (d. 1967)
1902 - Leni Riefenstahl, German film director (d. 2003)
1917 - John Lee Hooker, American guitarist and singer (d. 2001)
1920 - Ray Bradbury, American writer
1963 - Tori Amos, American singer/songwriter

Georgian Words of the Day

enjoy - siamovnebis gantsda

stay - qopna, gachereba

visit - viziti

host - mepatrone, patroni

Are you enjoying your stay in Georgia?

isiamovnet sakartveloshi stumrobit?


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