Revolution
Day
(Syria)
Events
1618
– Johannes Kepler discovers the third law
of planetary motion.
1817 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
1910 – French aviatrix Raymonde de Laroche
becomes the first woman to receive a pilot's
license.
1911 – International Women's Day is launched
in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin,
leader of the Women's Office for the Social
Democratic Party in Germany.
1920 – The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first
modern Arab state to come into existence,
is established.
1924 – The Castle Gate mine disaster kills
172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
1957 – Ghana joins the United Nations.
1974 – Charles de Gaulle Airport opens in
Paris, France.
1979 – Philips demonstrates the Compact
Disc publicly for the first time.
2004 – A new constitution is signed by Iraq's
Governing Council.
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