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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47632)1/13/2005 5:35:08 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Today in history-January 13:

1898 - Émile Zola published "J'Accuse" to expose the Dreyfus affair, and accused the French government of anti-Semitism.

1957 - The Wham-O toy company produced their first flying disc, later renamed the Frisbee.

1967 - General Gnassingbé Eyadéma seized power in Togo after a coup d'état. He is currently the longest-serving head of state in Africa.

1986 - A month-long violent struggle began in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.