Memory of the day: British army uses war tanks for 1st time in history in 1916

CAIRO – 15 September 2021: On September 15, many important events took place.

Important world events:

625 - Marriage of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Mohammad.

1916 - Tanks are used for the first time in history by the British Army in the Battle of the Somme during World War I.

1928 - British physician Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.

1963 - Ahmed Ben Bella is elected president of Algeria.