In 1888, the Suez Canal becomes an international shipping route.
In 1911, one of America's most famous journalists Joseph Pulitzer dies. The Pulitzer Prizes, which are awarded each year to the most outstanding journalistic achievements, is named after him.
In 1918, the State of South Slavs called the Kingdom of the Slovenes, Croats and Serbs is formed. The kingdom came into existence by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs with the formerly independent Kingdom of SerbiaIn 1929, after the final collapse of the stock market, called Black Tuesday, begins the great American depression.
MUSIC HISTORY
1965 - The Who released the single 'My Generation' in the UK.
1983 - No. 1 on the American charts is 'Islands In The Stream', sung by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.
1988 - the best sold album is 'Money For Nothing' by Dire Straits.
1988 - at No. 1 in Great Britain is Enya with 'Orinoco Flow. '
BORN ON THIS DAY
1944 - Denny Laine, singer in The Moody Blues (1977 'Mull Of Kintyre').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1774 je umrl slovenski matematik in astronom .
Leta 1888 postane Sueški kanal mednarodna plovna pot.
Leta 1911 je umrl eden najslavnejših ameriških časnikarjev Joseph Pulitzer. Po njem se imenuje nagrada, ki jo vsako leto podeljujejo za najvidnejše novinarske dosežke.
Leta 1918 je bila ustanovnljena država južnih Slovanov imenovana država Slovencev, hrvatov in Srbov (SHS), ki se je dober mesec kasneje združila s Srbijo in skupaj z njo ustanovila Kraljevno SHS.
Leta 1929 se po dokončnem zlomu borze, imenovanem črni torek, prične velika ameriška depresija.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1965 - The Who v Veliki Britaniji izdajo single 'My Generation'.
1983 - na 1. mestu lestvice singlov v ZDA je pesem 'Islands In The Stream', zapela sta jo Dolly Parton in Kenny Rogers.
1988 - najbolj prodajan album je 'Money For Nothing' zasedbe Dire Straits.
988 - na 1. mestu v Veliki Britaniji je Enya s skladbo 'Orinoco Flow. '
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1944 - Denny Laine, pevec skupine The Moody Blues (1977 'Mull Of Kintyre').
