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brookstonalmanac · 5 months

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Events 12.5 (before 1940)

63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo opens, presided over by Isidore of Seville. 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multiple cities across the Levant, triggers a tsunami and kills many. 1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated, most likely by his brother, Berenguer Ramon II. 1408 – Seeking to resubjugate Muscovy, Emir Edigu of the Golden Horde reaches Moscow, burning areas around the city but failing to take the city itself. 1456 – The first of two earthquakes measuring Mw  7.2 strikes Italy, causing extreme destruction and killing upwards of 70,000 people. 1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. 1496 – King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of Jews from the country. 1560 – Thirteen-year-old Charles IX becomes king of France, with Queen Mother Catherine de' Medici as regent. 1578 – Sir Francis Drake, after sailing through Strait of Magellan, raids Valparaiso. 1649 – The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) is founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger. 1757 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. 1766 – In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale. 1770 – 29th Regiment of Foot privates Hugh Montgomery and Matthew Kilroy are found guilty for the manslaughter of Crispus Attucks and Samuel Gray respectively in the Boston Massacre. 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1776 – Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary. 1831 – Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. 1847 – Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate. 1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California. 1865 – Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain. 1895 – New Haven Symphony Orchestra of Connecticut performs its first concert. 1914 – The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. 1919 – Ukrainian War of Independence: The Polonsky conspiracy is suppressed and its participants are executed by the Kontrrazvedka. 1921 – The Football Association bans women's football in England from league grounds, a ban that stays in place for 50 years. 1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. 1934 – Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city. 1935 – Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City. 1936 – The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR.

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songs-of-the-east · 3 years

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The First Teacher, 1965, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky

Starring Natalia Arinbasarova and Bolot Beishenaliev

A former Russian soldier (Bolot Bejshenaliyev) instructs the Leninist doctrine to students in a remote Muslim region [in Kyrgyzstan].

#soviet #cinema #communism #soviet cinema #socialism #kyrgyzstan #Kyrghyz #kirghiz soviet socialist republic #Kirghiz #andrei konchalovsky #Kirghizistan #kirgiz #turkic #Kyrgyz #socialist #film #soviet film #soviet union

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mostly-history · 4 years

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Tractor-drivers sow sugar beets in Kirghizia (now Kyrgyzstan, August 26th, 1942).

#history #military history #agriculture #crop farming #food and drink #transporation #ww2 #home front #ussr #kirghiz soviet socialist republic #kyrgyzstan #sugar beets #tractors

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goetzburggraf · 7 years

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a new period of life begins within the framework of cultural heritage

#Asia #Central Asia #Kyrgyzstan #Bishkek #wedding palace #wedding #Soviet art #coat of arms #Soviet State Emblem #Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

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silentambassadors · 7 years

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Жаткан жери жайлуу болсун, Chyngyz Aitmatov. Kyrgyzstan’s most famous bard, Aitmatov wrote in Kyrgyz, Russian, and (occasionally) English. Even though his father was executed by the Soviets in 1938 for “bourgeois nationalism” in one of Stalin’s countless purges, Aitmatov was a staunch Soviet throughout his life (although perhaps his close association with Gorbachev in his later, diplomatic career show more clearly his political beliefs--an ally of perestroika!). Aitmatov died on this date in 2008 at the age of 79.

Stamp details: Issued on: August 13, 2009 From: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan MC #583-590

#Чыңгыз Айтматов #Chyngyz Aitmatov #Chinghiz Aitmatov #Чинги́з Тореку́лович Айтма́тов #Kyrgyzstan #Kyrgyz Republic #Кыргызстан #Киргизия #Кыргыз Республикасы #چىڭعىز ايتماتوۋ #Çıñğız Aytmatov #stamps #philately #june 10 #writers #soviet union #Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic

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mioritic · 3 years

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Personifications of Soviet Socialist Republics (via GrandpaWorkshop on Etsy)

From L to R, top to bottom: Azerbaijani SSR, Georgian SSR, Estonian SSR, Turkmen SSR, Kirghiz SSR, Latvian SSR, Ukrainian SSR, Byelorussian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Moldavian SSR, Tajik SSR, and Armenian SSR

#ussr #soviet art #ukrainian ssr #moldavian ssr #romanisme #bssr #azerbaijani ssr #essr #turkmen ssr #georgian ssr #kyrgyz ssr #latvian ssr #armenian ssr #tajik ssr

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rvexillology · 4 years

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Flags of the republics of USSR found in old school book.

from /r/vexillology Top comment: Since no-one else has, Russian SFSR - Ukrainian SSR - Byelorussian SSR Uzbek SSR - Kazakh SSR - Georgian SSR Azerbaijan SSR - Lithuanian SSR - Moldavian SSR Latvian SSR - Kirghiz SSR - Tajik SSR Armenian SSR - Turkmen SSR - Estonian SSR * SSR - Soviet Socialist Republic * SFSR - Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Note also that the English translations/transliterations of Belarus, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan have changed in the post-Soviet era.

#Flags #republics #USSR #found #old #school #book.#flags #vexillology

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historythingonlyicareabout · 3 years

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What the name USSR means.

Now obviously it means Union of Soviet Socialist Republics but that leads to the question of what they mean by that. In the 1936 constitution of the Soviet Union, also known as the Stalin constitution as it was adopted during his rule, the soviet union was split up into 16 Union Republics. These union republics were the Russian SFSR (Soviet Federated Socialist Republic), the Ukrainian SSR (Soviet Socialist Republic), the Byelorussian SSR, the Azerbaijan SSR, the Georgian SSR, the Armenian SSR, the Turkmen SSR, the Uzbek SSR, the Tadjik SSR, the Kazakh SSR, the Kirghiz SSR, the Karelo-Finnish SSR, the Moldavian SSR, the Lithuanian SSR, the Latvian SSR, and the Estonian SSR. These states are the soviet socialist republics referred to in the name USSR. Most of these Union republics are currently independent nations except for the Karelo-Finnish SSR which is the part of Russia that borders Finland, as it was absorbed into the Russian SFSR in 1956.

#soviet union #world history

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betheflare · 6 years

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I See You

Name: Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Motto: No offical motto

Location: Central Asia

Population: 6,132,932 (2018)

Religion: Islam, Christianity (Russian Orthodox)

Climate: Varieties regionally

Language(s) Spoken: Kyrgyz and Russian

Currency: Sumo

Independence Day: August 31, 1991

Flag meaning: The red field stands for "bravery and valor. The sun epitomizes peace and prosperity, while its 40 rays stand for the number of tribes united by Manas to fight against the Mongols, as well as the number of followers he had.

The centre of the sun features a stylized illustration of the roof (tunduk) atop a traditional Kyrgyz tent (yurt) when viewed from the interior. Although these tents are less commonly used today, its incorporation into the flag is meant to symbolize the "origin of life", the "unity of time and space", as well as the people's "hearth and home" and their history.

Brief History

The Kyrgyz state reached its greatest expansion after defeating the Uyghur Khaganate in 840 A.D. From the 10th century the Kyrgyz migrated as far as the Tian Shan range and maintained their dominance over this territory for about 200 years.

In the twelfth century the Kyrgyz dominion had shrunk to the Altay Range andSayan Mountains as a result of the Mongol expansion.

With the rise of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century, the Kyrgyz migrated south.

The Kyrgyz peacefully became a part of the Mongol Empire in 1207.

The descent of the Kyrgyz from the autochthonous Siberian population, on the other hand, is confirmed by recent genetic studies.

Because of the processes of migration, conquest, intermarriage, and assimilation, many of the Kyrgyz peoples who now inhabit Central and Southwest Asia are of mixed origins, often stemming from fragments of many different tribes, though they now speak closely related languages.

Kyrgyz tribes were overrun in the 17th century by the Mongols, in the mid-18th century by the Manchurian Qing Dynasty, and in the early 19th century by the Uzbek Khanate of Kokand.

In the late nineteenth century, the eastern part of what is today Kyrgyzstan, mainly Issyk-Kul Region, was ceded to Russian Empire through the Treaty of Tarbagatai between China and Russia.

The Russian takeover was met with numerous revolts against Tsarist authority, and many of the Kyrgyz opted to move to the Pamir Mountains and Afghanistan.

The suppression of the 1916 rebellion against Russian rule in Central Asia caused many Kyrgyz later to migrate to China.

Soviet Kyrgyzstan

Soviet power was initially established in the region in 1919, and the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast was created within the Russian SFSR. On 5 December 1936, the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as a full republic of the Soviet Union.

Many aspects of Kyrgyz national culture were retained despite the suppressionof nationalist activity under Joseph Stalin, who controlled the Soviet Union fromthe late 1920s until 1953.

The Republic's press was permitted to adopt a more liberal stance and toestablish a new publication, Literaturny Kirghizstan, by the Union of Writers.

According to the last Soviet census in 1989, ethnic Kyrgyz made up only 22% ofthe residents of the northern city of Frunze, while more than 60% wereRussians, Ukrainians, and people from other Slavic nations.

On 15 December 1990, the Supreme Soviet voted to change the republic'sname to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Despite these political moves toward independence, economic realities seemedto work against secession from the Soviet Union.

In a referendum on the preservation of the Soviet Union in March 1991, 88.7% of the voters approved the proposal to retain the Soviet Union as a "Renewedfederation".

Secessionist forces pushed Kyrgyzstan's independence through in August of thatsame year.

After the coup collapsed the following week, Akayev and Vice President German Kuznetsov announced their resignations from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the entire bureau and secretariat resigned.

This was followed by the Supreme Soviet vote declaring independence from theSoviet Union on 31 August 1991 as the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

Geography

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordering Kazakhstan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The mountainous region of the Tian Shan covers over 80% of the country (Kyrgyzstan is occasionally referred to as "the Switzerland of Central Asia", as a result), with the remainder made up of valleys and basins.

Issyk-Kul Lake, or Ysyk-Köl in Kyrgyz, in the north-eastern Tian Shan is the largest lake in Kyrgyzstan and the second largest mountain lake in the world after Titicaca.

The highest peaks are in the Kakshaal-Too range, forming the Chinese border.

Kyrgyzstan has significant deposits of metals including gold and rare-earth metals.

The second city is the ancient town of Osh, located in the Fergana Valley near the border with Uzbekistan.

The principal river is the Kara Darya, which flows west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan.

Across the border in Uzbekistan it meets another major Kyrgyz river, the Naryn.

The Chu River also briefly flows through Kyrgyzstan before entering Kazakhstan.

Culture

The nation's largest ethnic group are the Kyrgyz, a Turkic people, who comprise 73.2% of the population.

Other ethnic groups include Russians concentrated in the north and Uzbeks living in the south.

Small but noticeable minorities include Dungans (Muslim Chinese), Uyghurs, Tajiks, Kazakhs, and Ukrainians and other smaller ethnic minorities.

The Kyrgyz have historically been semi-nomadic herders, living in round tents called yurts and tending sheep, horses and yaks. This nomadic tradition continues to function seasonally as herding families return to the high mountain pasture (or jailoo) in the summer.

Dress

The main materials for making clothes were coarse wool, felt, fur and leather. The noble families could afford expensive clothes made of fabrics from thetowns of the Great Silk Road. The outerwear is called "Chapan". In winter nomads wore sheepskin coat named "Ton" and fur coats "Ichiks" made of fox fur, wolf or lynx.

Men wore wide trousers made of leather or suede, embroidered with colored threads, shirts and felt robe. Married women wore skirts with fur and patterned embroidery.

Literacy

Manas is an orally transmitted epic poem told by manaschis, and the name of the epic's eponymous hero. The poem, with close to half a million lines, is twenty times longer than Homer's Odyssey, and one of the longest epics in the world. It is a patriotic work recounting the exploits of Manas and his descendants and followers, who, according to tradition, fought against the Chinese and Kalmyks in the 9th century to preserve Kyrgyz independence.

(Here’s Manas poem if you’re interested in reading)

Chingiz Aytmatov is often referred to as a national writer of Kyrgyzstan. Kenesh Jusupov is also a prominent Kyrgyz writer

Some phrases in Kyrgz ( Кыргыз тили) + their English meaning

Welcome - Кош келиңиз! (Kosh kelingiz!) - sg/frm

Кош келиңиздер! (Kosh kelingizder!) - pl/frm

Hello (General greeting) - Салам! (Salam!) - sg/inf

Саламатсыңбы! (Salamatsyngby!) - sg/inf

Саламатсыңарбы! (Salamatsyngarby!) - sg/inf

Саламатсызбы! (Salamatsyzby!) - sg/frm

Саламатсыздарбы! (Salamatsyzdarby!) - pl/frm

Reply - Саламатчылык! (Salamatchylyk) - reply/frm

Алейкум Ассалам! (Aleykum Assalam!) - reply

Саламат! (Salamat!) - short reply

Саламатчылык! (Salamatchylyk) - full reply

How are you?- Кандайсың? (Kandaysyng?) - sg/inf

Кандайсыз? (Kandaysyz?) - sg/frm

Сиздин ишиңиз кандай? (Sizdin ishingiz kanday?) - sg/frm

Ден соолугуңуз кандай? (Den soolugunguz kanday?) - sg/frm

Жакшысыңбы? (Jakshysyngby?) - sg/inf

Жакшысызбы? (Jakshysyzby?) - sg/frm

Reply to 'How are you?- Жакшы, рахмат. Өзүңүз кандайсыз?(Jakshy, rakhmat)

Özüngüz (kandaysyz?) - sg/frm

What's your name?- Сенин атың ким? (Senin atyng kim?) - sg/inf

Сиздин атыңыз ким? (Sizdin atyngyz kim?) - sg/frm

My name is … - Менин атым ... (Menin atym ...)

Where are you from?- Сиз кайдан келдиңиз? (Siz kaydan keldingiz?) - sg/frm

I'm from … - Мен ...-дан келдим (Men ...-dan keldim)

Pleased to meet you- Таанышканыма кубанычтамын! (Taanyshkanyma kubanychtamyn!)

Good morning- Кутмандуу таңыңыз менен! (Kutmanduu tanyngyz menen!) - sg/frm

Good afternoon- Кутмандуу күнүңүз менен! (Kutmanduu kününgüz menen!) - sg/frm

Good evening- Кайырлуу кеч! (Kayryluu kech!)

Good night- Түнүңүз бейпил болсун! (Tününgüz beypil bolsun!) - sg/frm

Goodbye- Көрүшкөнчө (Körüshkönchö) - inf

Саламатта бар (Salamatta bar) - sg/inf (if a person leaving)

Саламатта барыңыз (Salamatta baryngyz) - sg/frm

Саламатта баргыла (Salamatta bargyla) - pl/inf

Саламатта барыңыздар (Salamatta baryngyzdar) - pl/frm

Cuisine

The cuisine of Kyrgyzstan is similar in many respects to that of its neighbors, particularly Kazakh cuisine.

Traditional Kyrgyz food revolves around mutton (Goat meat) and horse meat, as well as various dairy products.

Kyrgyzstan is home to many different nationalities and their various cuisines.

In larger cities, such as Bishkek, Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Karakol, various national and international cuisines can be found.

On the road and in the villages, the cuisine tends to be standard Kyrgyz dishes, liberally flavored with oil or sheep fat, which are considered both delicious and healthy by the local population.

Pilaf (paloo) is the national dish in Kyrgyzstan. Green tea is considered the national beverage.

Interesting Facts about Kyrgyz Republic

1. Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forests are among the world’s largest natural forests of this type.

2. “Manas,” a narration of the migration of the Kyrgyz under the Manas leadership, is one of the world’s longest epics.

3. The city of Osh was an important commercial center in the 10th century as part of the Silk Road, the trade route between China and Europe.

4. The Inylchek Glacier of Kyrgyzstan is one of the largest glaciers in the world.

5. The name Kyrgyz is derived from the Kyrgyz word for “forty.” It is a possibility that the people of Kyrgyzstan came from forty families or clans.

6. The Kyrgyz were one of the groups who raided the borders of China and created the need for the construction of the Great Wall.

7. Be careful in the cities of Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Bishkek. The roads and sidewalks are filled with holes and uncovered sewers.

8. Kyrgyzstan is one of the few countries that have a currency with a denomination of 3 som.

9.The most famous national drink is horse milk “kumyz”

10.Illegal, but still practiced, is the tradition of bride kidnapping

It is debatable whether bride kidnapping is actually traditional. Some of the confusion may stem from the fact that arranged marriages were traditional, and one of the ways to escape an arranged marriage was to arrange a consensual "kidnapping."

watch Geograohy Now’s video for anything I’ve missed

Questions of the day (QOTD)

- Have you heard of Kyrgyzstan before? If not whats your favorite thing about it?

- Do you speak/understand Russian or think of adding Kyrgyz to your target language list?

- Which country should be next in I See You project?

(To read my previous post about Vanuatu)

PLEASE DO INFORM ME IF YOU FIND ANY MISTAKE

#ISY mini project #langblr #Languageblr #languages #kyrgyzstan #kyrgyz republic #I See You #asian #asia #central asia #geography #History #polyglot

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syrolecep-blog · 5 years

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brookstonalmanac · 1 year

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Events 12.5

63 BC – Cicero gives the fourth and final of the Catiline Orations. 633 – Fourth Council of Toledo takes place. 1033 – The Jordan Rift Valley earthquake destroys multiple cities across the Levant, triggers a tsunami and kills many. 1082 – Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated. 1408 – Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow. 1456 – The first of two earthquakes measuring Mw  7.2 strikes Italy, causing extreme destruction and killing upwards of 70,000 people. 1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issues the Summis desiderantes affectibus, a papal bull that deputizes Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany. 1496 – King Manuel I of Portugal issues a decree ordering the expulsion of Jewish "heretics" from the country. 1560 – Charles IX becomes king of France. 1578 – Sir Francis Drake, after sailing through Strait of Magellan raids Valparaiso. 1649 – The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) was founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger. 1757 – Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. 1766 – In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale. 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1776 – Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary. 1831 – Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the House of Representatives. 1847 – Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate. 1848 – California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California. 1865 – Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain. 1895 – New Haven Symphony Orchestra of Connecticut performs its first concert. 1914 – The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica. 1921 - The Football Association bans women's football in England from league grounds, a ban that stays in place for 50 years. 1933 – The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. 1934 – Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city. 1935 – Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City. 1936 – The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution and the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic is established as a full Union Republic of the USSR. 1941 – World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army. 1941 – World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania. 1943 – World War II: Allied air forces begin attacking Germany's secret weapons bases in Operation Crossbow. 1945 – Flight 19, a group of TBF Avengers, disappears in the Bermuda Triangle. 1952 – Beginning of the Great Smog in London. A cold fog combines with air pollution and brings the city to a standstill for four days. Later, a Ministry of Health report estimates 4,000 fatalities as a result of it. 1955 – The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO. 1955 – E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery bus boycott. 1958 – Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) is inaugurated in the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II when she speaks to the Lord Provost in a call from Bristol to Edinburgh. 1958 – The Preston By-pass, the UK's first stretch of motorway, opens to traffic for the first time. (It is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.) 1964 – Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war. 1964 – Lloyd J. Old discovers the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. 1971 – Battle of Gazipur: Pakistani forces stand defeated as India cedes Gazipur to Bangladesh. 1977 – Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt. 1983 – Dissolution of the Military Junta in Argentina. 1991 – Leonid Kravchuk is elected the first president of Ukraine. 1995 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lanka's government announces the conquest of the Tamil stronghold of Jaffna. 1995 – Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 56 crashes near Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, killing 52 people. 2005 – The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there. 2005 – The 6.8 Mw  Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people. 2006 – Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji. 2007 – Westroads Mall shooting: Nineteen-year-old Robert A. Hawkins kills nine people, including himself, with a WASR-10 at a Von Maur department store in Omaha, Nebraska. 2013 – Militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 56 people and injuring 200 others. 2014 – Exploration Flight Test 1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched. 2017 – The International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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