This Day in History
This Day in History (1977): President Cabral visits
In addition to visiting the Oil Exhibit and the Discovery Well No. 7, the foreign dignitary also visited KFUPM and other local facilities.
President of Guinea-Bissau Luis Cabral stopped at the Oil Exhibit Center in Dhahran last Wednesday during a one-day visit to Aramco that also included a trip to Aramco's Discovery Well No. 7.
The president of Guinea-Bissau visited Aramco as part of a weeklong tour of Saudi Arabia to discuss Arabian-African affairs with His Majesty King Khalid.
During his stay in the Eastern Province, President Cabral also toured the University of Petroleum and Minerals, King 'Abd al-'Aziz Port in Dammam, and the SAFCO plant.
Also on this date
2022 — Tony Dow, who as a young actor portrayed the iconic Wally Cleaver on the TV show "Leave It to Beaver," dies at age 77 in Topanga, California
2005 — NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending na investigation of a continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank
1993 — English footballer Max Power, who plays as a midfielder for Saudi First Division League club Al-Qadsiah, is born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
1974 — The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against U.S. President Richard M. Nixon
1963 — The Puijo observation tower is opened to the general public at Puijo Hill in Kuopio, Finland
1953 — Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korea War when the U.S., China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice
1949 — Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner
1940 — Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the animated short "A Wild Hare"
1929 — The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners of war, is signed by 53 nations
1900 — Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns, and for years, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans
1890 — Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later
1866 — The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland
1694 — A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England
