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Damascus, SANA_1917 – US pays Denmark $25 million for Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
1946- UN Security Council held its first meeting.
1947- Serbia joins the Yugoslav Republic.
1961- Assassination of Prime Minister of Congo and revolutionist Patrice Lumumba.
1962-First Arab Summit held in Cairo.
1991- Operation Desert Storm begins in the second Gulf War to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
1996- Czech joins the European Union (EU).
2011- Mohamed Ghannouchi forms first national unity government in Tunisia.
Born today:
1933- Italian famous singer Dalida.
H. Zain/ Ghossoun
