1789: During the French Revolution, Church property is nationalized. 1868: New Zealand formally adopts a specific time zone, which must be observed nationally. 1882: The city of Oulu in Finland is destroyed by fire. 1889 – North and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th states of the United States, respectively. 1899: The Boers begin the 118-day siege of Leidismith during the Second Boers War. 1903: The first issue of the English Daily Mirror is published. 1912: The Greek flag is raised on Mount Athos. The destroyer “Storm” disembarks in Daphne, moving towards Karyes. From the battleship “Averoff” and the destroyers “Hierax” and “Panther”, a procession of 200 men occupies the Xerxes Canal. Mount Athos is liberated. 1914: Russia declares war on the Ottoman Empire. 1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour declares that “the time has come for the Jews to have a state in Palestine.” It will go down in history as the “Balfour Declaration”, on which the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 will be based. 1920: In the USA, the KDKA of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) starts broadcasting […]
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