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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47654)1/21/2005 4:52:10 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Today in history-January 21:

304 - Thirteen-year-old Saint Agnes, the patron saint of young girls, was executed for refusing a marriage proposal.

1525 - The first Anabaptists in Switzerland re-baptized each other.

1793 - French Revolution: After being found guilty of treason by the National Convention, King Louis XVI was guillotined in front of a cheering crowd.

1915 - The first Kiwanis service club was founded in Detroit, Michigan.

1976 - The Concorde supersonic transports began commercial flights to London, Paris, Bahrain, and Rio de Janeiro.
January 21: Eid ul-Adha (Islam, 2005)