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Politics : Idea Of The Day

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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49507)12/22/2005 10:27:42 AM
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This Day in History

Alfred Dreyfus sentenced to life in prison


1894: On this day in 1894, on the basis of specious evidence and anti-Semitism, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was sentenced to life in prison for treason, sparking a controversy that divided France for 12 years.




1989: Nicolae Ceausescu was ousted after 24 years of dictatorial rule in Romania.

1989: The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was reopened, signifying the reunion of East and West Germany.

1941: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in Washington, D.C., to discuss World War II.

1481: The member states of the Swiss Confederation concluded the Diet of Stans, an agreement whereby civil war was averted.

1216: The Dominican order was sanctioned by Pope Honorius III.
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