Opinion - The Korea Times

MONDAY, JULY 14, 2008

Today is Monday, July 14, the 196th day of 2008. There are 170 days left in the year. 1789 _ Bastille Day-citizens of Paris storm Bastille prison 1850 _ First public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration 1853 _ Commodore Perry requests trade relations with Japan 1865 _ First ascent of Matterhorn 1868 _ Tape measure enclosed in a circular case patented, A.J. Fellows, Conn. 1950 _ R.E. Wayne awarded first Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea 1951 _ First color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horserace) 1951 _ Citation becomes first horse to win $1,000,000 in races 1969 _ ``Futbol War" between El Salvador and Honduras begins 1987 _ Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law

Jul 13, 2008

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2008

Today is Saturday, July 12, the 194th day of 2008. There are 172 days left in the year. 1543 _ England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (sixth and last wife) 1859 _ Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass 1906 _ Alfred Dreyfus found innocent in France 1914 _ Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for the Red Sox 1928 _ First televised tennis match 1934 _ U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned 1960 _ Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence 1960 _ USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with two dogs 1970 _ Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky 1984 _ Geraldine Ferraro, N.Y., became first woman major-party V.P. candidate

Jul 11, 2008

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008

Today is Friday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2007. There are 173 days left in the year. 1804 _ V.P. Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken 1818 _ Keats writes ``In the Cottage Where Burns Was Born," ``Lines Written in the Highlands," & ``The Gadfly" 1921 _ Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day) 1969 _ David Bowie releases ``Space Oddity" 1974 _ House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry 1977 _ Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr. 1982 _ Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid 1988 _ Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor 1989 _ President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game 1991 _ Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii

Jul 10, 2008

THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008

Today is Thursday, July 10, the 192nd day of 2008. There are 174 days left in the year. 552 _ Origin of Armenian calendar 1918 _ Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic established 1919 _ U.S. President Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate 1923 _ All non-fascist parties dissolved in Italy 1943 _ U.S. and Britain invade Sicily in WW II 1951 _ Armistice talks to end Korean conflict began at Gaeseong 1962 _ Martin Luther King Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia 1965 _ Rolling Stones score their first No. 1, ``I Can't Get No Satisfaction" 1985 _ Coca-Cola Co announces it will resume selling old formula Coke 1985 _ French agents sink Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand

Jul 9, 2008

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008

Today is Wednesday, July 9, the 191st day of 2008. There are 175 days left in the year 1540 _ England's King Henry VIII's six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1595 _ Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe 1816 _ Argentina declares independence from Spain 1853 _ Adm. Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan 1951 _ U.S. President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany 1955 _ Bill Haley & Comets' ``Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1976 _ Uganda asks U.N. to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe 1979 _ Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter 1982 _ Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minister 1982 _ Pan Am Boeing 727 crashes in Kenner, La, killing 153

Jul 8, 2008

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2008

Today is Tuesday, July 8, the 190th day of 2008. There are 176 days left in the year. 1797 _ First U.S. senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment 1889 _ Wall Street Journal begins publishing 1932 _ Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22 1950 _ Gen. Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, U.N. forces in Korea 1950 _ Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea 1969 _ U.S. troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam 1975 _ Quake damages over 2,000 temples in Pagan, Burma. 20-foot-high seated Buddha of Thandawgya decapitated 1977 _ Sabra Starr finishes longest recorded belly dance (100 hours) 1981 _ Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0) 1990 _ Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome

Jul 7, 2008

MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008

Today is Monday, July 7, the 189th day of 2008. There are 177 days left in the year. 1838 _ Central American federation is dissolved 1846 _ U.S. annexes California 1865 _ Four Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged 1891 _ Travelers cheque patented 1898 _ U.S. annexes Hawaii 1937 _ Japanese and Chinese troops clash, which will become WW II 1941 _ U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion 1968 _ Rock group ``The Yardbirds" disband 1974 _ West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich 1987 _ Lt. Col Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing

Jul 6, 2008

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008

Today is Saturday, July 5, the 187th day of 2008. There are 179 days left in the year. 1687 _ Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England 1811 _ Venezuela, first South American country to gain independence from Spain 1841 _ Thomas Cook opens first travel agency 1940 _ Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France 1946 _ Louis Reard's bikini swimsuit design debuts at Paris fashion show 1962 _ Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule 1969 _ Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park 1973 _ ``Live & Let Die," James Bond film premiers 1983 _ Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, VA) 1989 _ Barry Bond's homerun sets father-son (Bobby) HR record at 408

Jul 4, 2008

FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008

Today is Friday, July 4, the 186th day of 2008. There are 180 days left in the year. 1054 _ Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) 1776 _ Declaration of Independence ― U.S. gains independence from Britain 1865 _ First edition of ``Alice in Wonderland" is published 1876 _ First public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco 1884 _ Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris 1942 _ First American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) 1946 _ Philippines gains independence from U.S. 1954 _ West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern 1987 _ Nazi Klaus Barbie, ``Butcher of Lyon" convicted by a French court 1988 _ U.S. navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290

Jul 3, 2008

THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2008

Today is Thursday, July 3, the 185th day of 2008. There are 181 days left in the year. 1754 _ George Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War) 1863 _ Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ends, major victory for North 1886 _ First NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine 1950 _ First time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War 1976 _ Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers 1978 _ Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand N.Y. radio 1983 _ Calvin Smith of U.S. becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m) 1987 _ Two men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic 1988 _ U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 1989 _ The movie ``Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)

Jul 2, 2008

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