Friday, October 5th

1796 Spain declared war on Britain in the Revolutionary War

1952 Tea rationing came to an end in Britain.

1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus first broadcast by the BBC.

1984 Challenger carries first Canadian, Marc Garneau, into orbit.

2000 The Dixie Chicks took 4 awards at Country Music Association bash.

2002 UN censured UK for not banning the smacking of children.

2003 Iran employed policewomen, first time since 1979 Islam revolution

2004 Brisbane Airport closed when vibrating sex toy was mistaken for a bomb

2005 The search for bodies following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans ended, death toll at 972.

2006 Top 3 Universities in the world were Harvard (US), Cambridge (UK) and Oxford (UK).

It is teacher's day in Holland today! (Not that I noticed from my boss or students.... )

And the MOST important event on Oct the 5th, 2007 is that it happened to be a Friday and Catwoman had a nice, fulfilling and exciting day .

Monday, October 8, 2007

It seems all is quiet in TurkishClass for the moment. Just read through many of the posts from the weekend. Some enlightening, educational and entertaining as always.

Canadian Thanksgiving Day
Columbus Day
Discoverer's Day (celebrated in Hawaii).

1905 Permanent waving machine first used on hair, by Charles Nessler.

1939 Western Poland was incorporated into the Third Reich.

1973 Britains first commercial radio station (LBC) went on the air

2000 Record mushroom weighing 28.8kg found at Mayres, France.

2001 Sunken Russian submarine Kursk was raised from the Barents Sea.

2004 Sit down protest at S Korean Parliament by 3000 prostitutes.

Tuesday, October 9

1899 The first petrol-driven motor bus began operating in London.

1990 Chinese queued to buy Big Macs when McDonalds opened in Shenzhen.

2000 President Aleksander Kwasniewski re-elected in Poland for 5 years

2003 Greek riot squad fired tear gas at police protesting for more pay

2005 Earthquake 50 miles from Islamabad, Pakistan (R7.6). Over 80k dead.

2005 First european bird 'flu case quarantined a Romanian village after 3 ducks died

2006 North Korea carried out its' first nuclear weapon test.

Wednesday, October 10

Fiji, Independence Day. ( 1970 )
Taiwan, National Day.

0732 The Franks, under Charles Martel, defeated the Saracens

1933 First synthetic detergent for home use marketed

1954 Communist leader Ho Chi Minh returned to Hanoi, after 8 yrs exile

1963 Nuclear Atmospheric Test Ban treaty is signed by US, UK, USSR

1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day).

1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt

2004 American lifestyle guru Martha Stewart started 5 month Jail term.

2006 Google bought YouTube for $1.65 million.