Damascus, SANA, Some events of today in history:
1931- Mujahid Omar Al-Mukhtar, leader of the Libyan resistance against the Italian regime for 20 years, captured by the Italian occupation force in Libya.
1941- Germany declares war on the United States.
2001- New York’s World Trade Center and Virginia’s Pentagon building attacked.
Born today
1816- Carl Zeiss, a German maker of optical instruments.
Passed away
1948- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.
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