Thursday, August 23, 2007, #161 (1428)

Today in history
1839 - The United Kingdom captures Hong Kong as a base as it prepares to war with Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict will later be known as the First Opium War
1939 - World War II: Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, Baltic states, Finland and Poland are divided between the two nations
1942 - World War II: Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad
1952 - The Arab League goes into effect
1964 - The LP A Hard Day's Night (song) by The Beatles is release
1990 - Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union
1990 - West Germany and East Germany announce that they will unite on October 3

Birthdays
1912 - Gene Kelly, American dancer and actor (d. 1996)
1946 - Keith Moon, English singer and drummer (The Who) (d. 1978)
1970 - River Phoenix, American actor (d. 1993)
1978 - Kobe Bryant, American basketball player

Georgian Words of the Day

wind - kari

rain - tsvima

weather - amindi

hurricane - karishkhali

It's been very windy in Tbilisi these last few days.

am bolo dgeebshi tbilisshi kariani amindia.

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