Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
1692 – Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617) 1721 – Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625) 1733 – Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1661) 1780 – Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
The security forces claim that Tamils may commemorate dead LTTE members in private but there have been reports of the military entering homes to prevent commemoration. [27] [28] Under the presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, 18 May was known as Victory day, but when Maithripala Sirisena came to power in 2015 the date was renamed as Remembrance day ...
In 1997, 18 May was established as a national day of commemoration for the massacre and a national cemetery for the victims was established. [16] Later investigations confirmed the various atrocities that had been committed by the army. In 2011, the documents of Gwangju Uprising were listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.
Highlights of this day in history: Mt. St. Helens erupts in Washington State; The U.S. Supreme Court upholds racial segregation; Pope John Paul II born in Poland; Movie director Frank Capra born ...
National Nurses Day. May 7. National Teacher Day (1st Tuesday of the 1st full week) National Roast Leg of Lamb Day. May 8. Coconut Cream Pie Day. Have a Coke Day. Receptionists Day (2nd Wednesday ...
May 18th National Cemetery (Korean: 국립5·18민주묘지; Hanja: 國立5·18民主墓地) is a cemetery for those who participated in the Gwangju Uprising. [1] [2] Built by the government of South Korea in 1997, it is located in Gwangju. Every May, on the anniversary of the uprising, it is common for citizens to visit the cemetery to honor ...
Events. 1631 – In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.; 1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
According to a spokesman for the Georgian Interior Ministry, a hand grenade found among spectators during a speech by U.S. President George W. Bush last week in Tbilisi failed to function, although it was live and could have exploded.