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10/14 Open Thread - World Standards Day (International)

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 10/14/2024 - 5:00am

Sunday Open Thread: September 24th is National Punctuation Day !!

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 09/24/2017 - 5:00am

World History this day
0622 -- Muhammad and his followers completed their Hijra from Mecca to Medina
1674 -- The second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, an early Indian nationalist
1932 -- Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agreed to the Poona Pact
1948 -- The Honda Motor Company was founded

Sunday Open Thread: July 30 is the International Day of Friendship

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sun, 07/30/2017 - 5:00am

World History

On July 30, 0762, Baghdad was founded
On July 30, 1419, First Defenestration of Prague went down
On July 30, 1962, The Trans-Canada Highway opened
On July 30, 1980, Israel's Knesset passed the Jerusalem Law
On July 30, 2003, In Mexico, the last 'old style' VW Beetle was produced

US History