Tuesday, October 23, 2007, #202 (1469)

Today in history

1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain, i.e., the United Kingdom, meets
1915 - Woman's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000-33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote
1929 - Great Depression: After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to show signs of panic
1946 - The United Nations General Assembly convened for the first time, at an auditorium in Flushing Meadow, New York
1989 - The Hungarian Republic is officially declared by president Mátyás Szűrös, replacing the communist Hungarian People's Republic
2002 - Moscow Theatre Siege begins: Chechen rebels seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage

Birthdays

1844 - Sarah Bernhardt, French actress (d. 1923)
1925 - Johnny Carson, American television host (d. 2005)
1940 - Pele, Brazilian footballer
1942 - Michael Crichton, American writer
1954 - Ang Lee, Taiwanese-born director

Georgian  words of the day

book - tzigni
novel - romani
story - motkhroba
poem - leksi

What is your favorite book?
romeli tzigni giqvars qvelaze metad?



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