1902 – Al-Ittihad Wat-Taraqqi Association (The Society of Union and Progress) to hold the First Arab Congress in Paris.
1905 – Peasants protests across Russia.
1945 – The Yalta Conference opens, including the “Big Three” Allied leaders of World War II.
1999- Hugo Chavez elected President of Venezuela.
Born Today:
1902 – Charles Lindberg, American Pilot and Engineer who carried out the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Occasions:
World Cancer Day.
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