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was on this day... | 632
Muhammad, Founder Of Islam, Dies | He
died in Medina, part of present day Saudi Arabia. At
the age of 40, in 610, in a cave in Mount Hira, north of Mecca, he had a vision
in which he heard God speak through the Angel Gabriel, who commanded him to become
the Arab prophet of the "true religion." His
lifetime of collected religious revelations are known as the Qur'an. |
| It
was on this day... | 1967
Israel Attacks USS Liberty | In
an event for which Israel later apologized, and offered to pay $6.9mn in compensation,
it attacked the lightly armed US ship. The Liberty's radio calls for help were
initially blocked by Israel, but it eventually managed to get a message through
to USS Saratoga who sent 12 fighter planes to help in her defense. However, these
were recalled by Washington and they never arrived at the Liberty. The
Liberty managed to withstand the pounding and made it to a safe port. The
next day, Israel invaded the Syrian Golan Heights. It has been suggested that
Israel may have wanted to incapacitate the Liberty to stop it reporting on radio
communications regarding the invasion. |
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News | 1869
The first US patent for a "sweeping machine" (vacuum cleaner) is
awarded to Ives McGaffey. 1968
Senator Robert F Kennedy is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia,
30 yards from his older brother, John F Kennedy. 1968
Martin Luther King Jr's assassin, James Earl Ray, is arrested in London, England. |
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