mercredi 9 mai 2007

Historical review

What's happened on May 9th ???

328 - Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria.
1502 - Christopher Columbus leaves Spain for his fourth and final journey to the "New World".
1671 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.
1868 - The city of Reno, Nevada, is founded.
1927 - The Australian Parliament first convenes in Canberra.
1949 - Rainier III of Monaco becomes Prince of Monaco
1950 - Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
1955 - Sam and Friends debuts on a local U.S. television channel, marking the first television appearance of both Jim Henson and what would become Kermit the Frog and the Muppets.
1956 - First ascent of Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain.
1970 - Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters peacefully demonstrate behind a barricaded White House.
1974 - Watergate Scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard M. Nixon.
1994 - Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is selected as the successor of Pope John Paul II.
19XX - Birth of Yannou's wife

So happy birthday my love.... all the best in your life...

2 Comments:

Anonyme said...

merci mon coeur!!!!!!!!!!!!!

great to have my birthday on the same day as Kermit!! And on the day Mandela was elected President!!! A bit less sure about ratzinger though.....

Anonyme said...

Hey bein je profite - droit direct hein dont - pour faire un big becos a ta femme et lui souhaiter une superbe journee !!!

A tres vite
Carine