Memory of the day: Great Cairo Fire erupts in 1952

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Wed, 26 Jan 2022 - 11:32 GMT

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Destruction caused by the Great Cairo Fire in 1952 - Literary Hub

Destruction caused by the Great Cairo Fire in 1952 - Literary Hub

CAIRO – 26 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 26.

 

 

 

 

1785 - Benjamin Franklin writes a letter to his daughter describing his frustration at the choice of the eagle as the symbol of the United States over the turkey.

 

 

 

 

1802 - The US Congress passed a law to establish a library. This library later became the Library of Congress.

 

 

 

 

1952 - A major fire broke out in Cairo, during which the fire destroyed about 700 shops, cinemas, casinos, hotels, offices and clubs in the streets and squares of the city center.

 

 

 

 

1981 - Egypt restores Sinai and El-Arish to its sovereignty.

 

 

 

 

1996 - US First Lady Hillary Clinton testifies before a grand jury in what is known as the Whitewater scandal.

 

 

 

 

1998 - US President Bill Clinton denies having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, during a television recording.

 

 

 

 

2020 - Former NBA player Kobe Bryant dies in a plane crash in Calabasas, California.

 

 

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