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In May 1948, following a failed attempt by the UN to divide Palestine, which had been under British mandate, the new nation of Israel proclaimed its independence. The first legislative assembly, or Knesset, convened in February 1949. It succeeded the Assembly of Representatives that had functioned as the Jewish community's parliament during the Mandate era. Although the 120 legislators of the Knesset are elected every four years, the average lifespan of a Knesset is about two years. Why? More...
2005 - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated
Several sources reported that the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence for the Lebanese militia Hezbollah's involvement.
2003 - Dolly the sheep is put to death
Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult, had shown signs of premature aging and contracted various diseases.
1989 - Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bophal disaster
The company had a yearly turnover of 9.5 billion USD at the time; up to 25,000 people had died in the tragedy.
1876 - The telephone is patented
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day - Bell won.
Historic Trivia pick - THE TAJ MAHAL
The Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the world's most beautiful buildings, was built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan (1627–1659) as a mausoleum for one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, who, on her deathbed in 1631, extracted a promise from her husband to take care of her children and to build a suitable monument for her. Masons from northern India, calligraphers from Baghdad and Shiraz, and various specialists from all around the Muslim world designed and supervised building activities as well as planning the garden. The work was coordinated by Ustad Isa from Lahore
Until the British took over India, guards were posted at the Taj Mahal with a warning that any non-Muslim who tried to enter would be put to death.
The Taj Mahal was scheduled to be torn down in the 1830s so that its marble facing could be auctioned off in London to the landed English gentry. Wrecking machinery was moved into the garden grounds and work was about to begin when word came from London to cancel the demolition. The first auction of marble facades of Indian buildings had been a failure, so tearing down the 200-year-old mausoleum would not be worth it.
Israeli Knesset convenes for the first time
In May 1948, following a failed attempt by the UN to divide Palestine, which had been under British mandate, the new nation of Israel proclaimed its independence. The first legislative assembly, or Knesset, convened in February 1949. It succeeded the Assembly of Representatives that had functioned as the Jewish community's parliament during the Mandate era. Although the 120 legislators of the Knesset are elected every four years, the average lifespan of a Knesset is about two years. Why? More...
2005 - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated
Several sources reported that the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence for the Lebanese militia Hezbollah's involvement.
2003 - Dolly the sheep is put to death
Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult, had shown signs of premature aging and contracted various diseases.
1989 - Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bophal disaster
The company had a yearly turnover of 9.5 billion USD at the time; up to 25,000 people had died in the tragedy.
1876 - The telephone is patented
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day - Bell won.
Historic Trivia pick - THE TAJ MAHALThe Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the world's most beautiful buildings, was built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jahan (1627–1659) as a mausoleum for one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, who, on her deathbed in 1631, extracted a promise from her husband to take care of her children and to build a suitable monument for her. Masons from northern India, calligraphers from Baghdad and Shiraz, and various specialists from all around the Muslim world designed and supervised building activities as well as planning the garden. The work was coordinated by Ustad Isa from Lahore
Until the British took over India, guards were posted at the Taj Mahal with a warning that any non-Muslim who tried to enter would be put to death.
The Taj Mahal was scheduled to be torn down in the 1830s so that its marble facing could be auctioned off in London to the landed English gentry. Wrecking machinery was moved into the garden grounds and work was about to begin when word came from London to cancel the demolition. The first auction of marble facades of Indian buildings had been a failure, so tearing down the 200-year-old mausoleum would not be worth it.
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