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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47510)12/14/2004 6:32:31 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Today in history-December 14:

1896 - Glasgow Subway, the third oldest metro system in the world, began operations in Glasgow, Scotland.

1911 - Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole.

1918 - King Väinö I of Finland renounced the throne after the defeat of Imperial Germany in World War I.

1989 - Chile held its first free election in 16 years, and elected Patricio Aylwin as the new President of the Republic.

1995 - The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris, France to end the Yugoslav wars.