General Information for July 23rd 2016 |
There are 2 public holidays today. |
Day 205 of 2016 |
161 days left in 2016 |
Week 29 of the year |
On this Day in History |
1993 - Agdam was occupied by Armenian separatists. |
1988 - General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. |
1968 - The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, Italy, to Lod, Israel. |
1862 - American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army. |