Memory of the day: United Nations holds its first General Assembly in London in 1946

CAIRO – 10 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 10.

49 BC - Julius Caesar and his army cross the Rubicon River at the start of the Civil War in Rome.

630 - The conquest of Mecca by Muslims led by the Prophet Mohammad.

1863 - Work begins in London for the world's first underground line.

1920 - The first meeting of the League of Nations is held. At this meeting the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I was approved.

1946 - The United Nations holds its first General Assembly in London with delegates from 51 countries, after the League of Nations was formally abolished for its failure to prevent the Second World War.

1949 - The outbreak of the Chinese Revolution led by Mao Zedong.