1915- Alexander Graham Bell in New York and Thomas Watson in San Francisco make a record telephone transmission.
1919 -The League of Nations plan is adopted by the Allies.
1924-The first Winter Olympic Games held in Chamonix, France.
1942- Thailand declares war on the US and England.
1971- Ugandan President Milton Obote toppled by Idi Amin in a coup d’état.
2001- 20.000 people killed in Gujarat earthquake, India.
2010- An Ethiopian airliner crashes into the Mediterranean shortly after take-off from Beirut airport.
Born Today:
1926- Famous Egyptian filmmaker Yusef Shahin.
1950- Former French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Passed away:
2006- Leader of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front in El Salvador Shafik Handal.
R. al-Jazaeri / Barry