Memory of the day: The Milner Commission arrives in Egypt in 1919

CAIRO – 7 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on December 7.

637 - Jalawla conquers the last stronghold of the Persians after a major battle between them and the Muslims led by Hashim bin Utbah.

1877 - Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, a machine capable of recording and replaying recorded sounds.

1919 - The Milner Commission arrives in Egypt, which aims to investigate the causes of the outbreak of the revolution, known as the 1919 Revolution.

1953 - The publication of the first issue of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Gomhouria.

2017 - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Ballon d'Or award from France Football magazine for the year 2017.