Thursday, August 20, 2009

History Channel

August 20, 1911- First around-the-world telegram sent,
66 years before Voyager II launch.


*Christina- Feb. 10 --------Kasparov loses chess game to computer in Feb.96

*Jasmine: June 12th. -Reagan challenges Gorbachev, the Soviet Leader,
tear down" the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the repressive Communist era in a
divided Germany.

Did you know?-Eyeglasses.
Single lenses used to correct the sight of one eye, held in place by wedging in the orbit of the eye, are called monocles. Glasses with a handle rather than bows, often used for reading, are called lorgnettes.

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