Sunday, July 6, 2008

July 6: Reopening The Silk Road

On this day in history...

Louis Pasteur tests a rabies vaccine in 1885, the patient lives.
Auba iu Tayi and Lawrence of Arabia capture Aquaba in 1917.
The British Airship R34 completes the first airship crossing of the Atlantic.


Also On This Day...

Nathula Pass reopens in 2006. Once part of the Silk Road, Nathula Pass was closed for 44 years as a result of the China India war.

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