... that Ana María Iriarte(pictured) made her professional opera debut in 1945, retired from the stage in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006?
... that during the siege of Utica in 204 BC the Romans tied their whole fleet together prior to battle?
... that former Griqualand West cricketer Mike Doherty was the team's chairman when they won their first trophy in over 100 years?
... that only broken Japanese can be used on the social networking application Tsuita?
1979 – The Penmanshiel Tunnel in the Scottish Borders collapsed during refurbishing construction, killing two workers, and leading to the abandonment of the tunnel.
2004 – Unrest in Kosovo broke out, resulting in the deaths of 28, the wounding of more than 600 others, and the destruction of several Serb Orthodox churches and shrines.
The state coat of arms of the Soviet Union (Russian: Государственный герб СССР) was adopted in 1923 and was used until the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it doesn't follow heraldical rules, in Russian it is called герб (transliteration: gerb), the word used for a traditional coat of arms.
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Communist47 is the coolest Russian ever. He is a lover of music, worshipping Pink Floyd, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors and Deep Purple.
Pink Floyd is the best though. ^_^
He is pretty cool. He has a big ego that constantly says "You da man."
Recently, I have applied for adminship, but after a close-call, I had lost.:(