On this day in history: (1793), the 1st cornerstone of the Capitol building was laid by George Washington. (1809), the Royal Opera house in London was opened. (1851), first publication of the New York daily times which later became the New York Times. (1919), the Netherlands gave women the right to vote. (1922), Hungary was admitted to the league of Nations. (1934), USSR was admitted to the league of nations. (1962), Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and Tobago were admitted to the UN. (1997), US media magnet Ted Turner (owner of CNN) donated$1 billion to the UN. (1949), Peter Shilton, English footballer was born. (1962), John Fashanu, English footballer was born. (1971), Lance Armstrong, US cyclist was born. (1971), Jada Pinkett Smith, US actress was born. (1974), Sol Campbell, English footballer was born. (1976), Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer was born. (1990), Lewis Holtby, German footballer was born.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 05:50:46 +0000
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