TODAY IN HISTORY 24TH AUGUST 2015

1891  Thomas Edison files a patent for the motion picture camera.

2006  Pluto is downgraded to a dwarf planet when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines "planet."

TODAY IN HISTORY 23RD AUGUST 2015

1996      Osama bin Laden issues message entitled "A declaration of war against the Americans occupying the land of the two holy places.".

2010 Nigeria got the prestigious United States Federal Aviation Authority, FAA Category One certification which enabled unrestricted direct flights by domestic airlines to the United States of America..


1990 Armenia declares independence from USSR


2011   Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi is overthrown.