This Day in History (1967) Ready for Occupancy

From the Dec. 20, 1967, edition of the Sun and Flare

Al-Firdoss Residence, a new compound of modern rental units in al-Khobar, was officially opened late last month by owners Abih B. al-Sabih and Jasim M. al-Mohaidib. 

Situated in northwest al-Khobar, the compound is adjacent to the al-Siddiq Elementary Boys School, seen in the foreground.

A children's playground and tennis courts are at the northern end of the project, which consists of 53 Western-style residences. The owners will provide continued maintenance and management of the property.

Also on this Date

2019 — The United States Space Force is established, the first new branch of the U.S. Armed Forces since 1947

2007 — Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch in U.K. history, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years and 243 days

1999 — Portugal hands over Macau to China

1987 — The passenger ferry Dona Paz sinks in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines after colliding with a tanker, killing an estimated 4,000 people in the worst peacetime sea disaster in history

1955 — Cardiff becomes the capital city of Wales

1951 — The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho, becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity -- enough to light four light bulbs

1946 — An earthquake in Nakaido kills at least 1,000 people and destroys 36,000 homes

1921 — Julius Richard Petri, a German microbiologist, dies in Zeitz, Germany

1860 — South Carolina becomes the first state to attempt to secede from the United States

1803 — The Louisiana Purchase is completed