Today in History
1-1914 – World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
2-1964 – King Saud of Saudi Arabia is deposed by a family coup, and replaced by his half-brother Faisal.
3-1936 – The British Broadcasting Corporation initiates the BBC Television Service, the world's first regular, "high-definition" (then defined as at least 200 lines) service. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.
Voice and written by Azhar Niaz
