Today is Saturday, May 31, the 151th day of 2003 with 214 to follow. On this day, May 31, in history:
In 1790, President Washington signed into law the first U.S. copyright law. In 1889, a flood in Johnstown, Pa., left more than 2,200 people dead. In 1902, Britain and South Africa signed a peace treaty ending the Boer War. In 1962, Israel hanged Adolf Eichmann for his part in the killing of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany in World War II. In 1973, the Senate voted to cut off all funds for U.S. bombing of Cambodia. In 1985, seven federally insured banks in Arkansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Oregon were closed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It was a single-day record for closings since the FDIC was founded in 1934. In 1990, President Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev opened a four-day summit in Washington, D.C., focusing on the role of a united Germany in Europe. Also in 1990, "Seinfeld" -- the show about nothing -- premiered on NBC. In 1991, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced the United States had begun storing military supplies in Israel for use in future conflicts. In 1994, Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., was indicted on felony charges, including embezzlement. Under the rules of the Democratic caucus, he had to step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. Goan History ------------------ 2001: The accused Sheker Khadpker (28), Vishwas Shetty (26), Seby Pereira (32), Deepak Tari (22) and Franze Gomes (20), on the charge of gang-raping a 15-year-old school-girl from Sada in Vasco Gama released on bail. 2001: Talking to presspersons at Marcela, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the panel of experts formed by the Goa government to look into the Mhadei river water dispute, will find out ways and means to resolve the river water diversion issue with Karnataka within the time-frame suggested by the Indian Water Tribunal. 2002: The Konkani Bhasha Mandal in collaboration with Goa Kala Academy organised a day-long literary seminar at Quepem as part of the series "Sahitya Prakash". In this programme, papers were read and elaborate discussions held on "Athang", a collection of short stories by Ms Jayanti Naik. 2002: In commemoration of founders day, Positive People have launched a novel Income Generation Project for persons living with HIV. The programme focuses on imparting various vocational and technical skills through training workshops and activities, so as to enable persons affected by HIV to augment their income and improve their quality of life. ======================================================= Let's compile a chronicle of Goan History. If you have an authentic date and event in Goan History, please e-mail the details to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================= ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
