Today in History

1921 — Franco-Turkish agreement is signed at Ankara.

1945 — Arab League is formed.

1964 — Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the US, dies at 90.

1973 — Sydney Opera House is opened by Queen Elizabeth II.

1976 — Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince, killing 70 people.

1987 — 14 people die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis airport. 1991 — More than 1000 people are killed across the Himalayan foothills after a powerful earthquake in northern India.

2010 — The rebuild Naif Souq is officially opened in Dubai.

2014 — The UAE Space Agency sign of an agreement to build the first Arab Islamic probe to reach Mars.

2017 — Suicide bombers attacks two mosques in Afghanistan, killing at least 72 people.