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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49451)11/22/2005 9:55:35 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Biography of the Day..

Charles de Gaulle


French soldier, writer, and statesman Charles de Gaulle, born this day in 1890, commanded the Free French Forces during World War II and was France's first leader after the war and the architect of the Fifth Republic.


"Since those whose duty it was to wield the sword of France have let it fall shattered to the ground, I have taken up the broken blade."

Charles de Gaulle, 1940




To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49451)11/23/2005 12:24:07 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Respond to of 50167
 
This day in History..

1644 - John Milton published Areopagitica, arguing for the right to free speech and against publication censorship during the English Civil War.
1869 - The clipper Cutty Sark was launched at Dumbarton in Scotland.
1971 - The People's Republic of China was given China's permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
1985 - Omar Rezaq and two others from the Abu Nidal terrorist group hijacked EgyptAir Flight 648 over the Mediterranean Sea.
2003 - Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze (pictured) resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.



To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (49451)11/23/2005 12:24:07 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50167
 
This day in History..

1644 - John Milton published Areopagitica, arguing for the right to free speech and against publication censorship during the English Civil War.
1869 - The clipper Cutty Sark was launched at Dumbarton in Scotland.
1971 - The People's Republic of China was given China's permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
1985 - Omar Rezaq and two others from the Abu Nidal terrorist group hijacked EgyptAir Flight 648 over the Mediterranean Sea.
2003 - Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze (pictured) resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.