Opinion - The Korea Times

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008

Today is Monday, June 9, the 161st day of 2008. There are 205 days left in the year. 1822 _ Charles Graham receives first patent for false teeth 1883 _ First commercial electric railway line begins operation (Chicago El) 1898 _ China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1902 _ First Automat restaurant opens (818 Chestnut St. Philadelphia) 1931 _ Goddard patents rocket-fueled aircraft design 1940 _ Norway surrenders to Germany during WW II 1944 _ 23 puppies (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler, Penn 1957 _ Anthony Eden resigns as British P.M. 1989 _ ``Star Trek V" premiers 1997 _ British lease on New Territories in Hong Kong expires

Jun 8, 2008

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2008

Today is Saturday, June 7, the 159th day of 2008. There are 207 days left in the year. 1614 _ Second parliament of King James I dissolves passing no legislation 1654 _ Louis XIV crowned king of France 1775 _ United Colonies change name to United States 1863 _ Mexico City captured by French troops 1864 _ Abe Lincoln renominated for president by Republican Party 1905 _ Norway dissolves union with Sweden (in effect since 1814) 1924 _ George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775 meters from Everest's summit 1929 _ Vatican City becomes a sovereign state 1939 _ First king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI & Elizabeth 1972 _ German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel

Jun 6, 2008

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008

Today is Friday, June 6, the 158th day of 2008. There are 208 days left in the year. 1523 _ Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1844 _ Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London 1882 _ Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC 1933 _ First drive-in theatre opens (Camden. N.J.) 1934 _ Securities and Exchange Commission established 1944 _ D-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France 1972 _ Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1975 _ British voters decide to remain in Common Market 1982 _ 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO 1984 _ 1,200 die in Sikh ``Golden Temple" uprising India

Jun 5, 2008

THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008

Today is Thursday, June 5, the 157th day of 2008. There are 209 days left in the year. 1661 _ Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge 1783 _ Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight 1912 _ U.S. marines invade Cuba (third time) 1933 _ U.S. goes off gold standard 1945 _ USA, U.K., USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany 1947 _ Sec of State George C. Marshall outlines ``The Marshall Plan" 1968 _ Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies the next day 1972 _ U.N. Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm 1975 _ Suez Canal reopens (after Six-Day War caused it to close) 1977 _ First personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale

Jun 4, 2008

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008

Today is Wednesday, June 4 the 156th day of 2008. There are 210 days left in the year. 780 B.C. _ First total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese 1070 _ Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France 1647 _ British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner 1783 _ Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) 1896 _ Henry takes his first Ford through streets of Detroit 1919 _ Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill 1940 _ German forces enter Paris 1964 _ Beatles ``World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark 1984 _ Bruce Springsteen releases ``Born in the USA" 1989 _ Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese Premier Li Peng

Jun 3, 2008

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008

Today is Tuesday, June 3, the 155th day of 2008. There are 211 days left in the year. 1098 _ Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey 1916 _ ROTC established by Act of Congress 1918 _ Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional 1934 _ Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1948 _ 200-inch (5.08-meter) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory 1964 _ Rolling Stones begin first U.S. tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee) 1976 _ Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody goes gold 1981 _ Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life 1989 _ Troops in China shoot and kill 100s of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1991 _ Mt. Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history

Jun 2, 2008

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008

Today is Monday, June 2, the 154th day of 2008. There are 212 days left in the year. 455 _ Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome 1834 _ Fifth national black convention meet (NYC) 1851 _ First U.S. alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine) 1910 _ Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea 1924 _ U.S. citizenship granted to all American Indians 1930 _ First baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal 1946 _ Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day) 1953 _ Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey 1964 _ Rolling Stones first U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass 1989 _ 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Jun 1, 2008

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008

Today is Saturday, May 31, the 152nd day of 2008. There are 214 days left in the year. 70 _ Rome captures first wall of the city of Jerusalem 1621 _ Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for one night 1790 _ U.S. copyright law enacted 1879 _ First electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition 1900 _ U.S. troops arrive in Peking, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1917 _ First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1955 _ Supreme Court orders school integration ``with all deliberate speed" 1974 _ Israel and Syria sign an agreement concerning Golan Heights 1979 _ Zimbabwe proclaims independence 1997 _ Donovan Bailey beats Michael Johnson in 150-meter race

May 30, 2008

FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008

Today is Friday, the 151st day of 2008. There are 215 days left in the year. 1498 _ Columbus departs with six ships for third trip to America 1536 _ English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1588 _ Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England 1821 _ James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose 1889 _ The brassiere is invented 1909 _ National Conference on the Negro is held 1913 _ First Balkan War ends, Treaty of London 1958 _ Unidentified soldiers killed in WWII and Korean War buried in Arlington 1972 _ Three Japanese PFL terrorists kill 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International Airport 1982 _ Spain becomes 16th member of NATO

May 29, 2008

THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008

Today is Thursday, May 29, the 150th day of 2008. There are 216 days left in the year. 0526 _ Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die 1652 _ English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under Lieutenant Admiral Tromp 1727 _ Peter II Aleksei, 11, becomes czar of Russia 1753 _ Joseph Haydn's ``Krumme Teufel" premieres 1849 _ Lincoln says ``You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time" 1911 _ First Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 74.59 mph (120 kph) 1922 _ U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws 1942 _ Bing Crosby records ``White Christmas" greatest selling record to date 1980 _ Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1982 _ First papal visit to Britain since 1531

May 28, 2008

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