This Day in History
This Day in History (2011): Scrabble group honors retiring luminary
Khan is another in a long line of former Scrabble stalwarts to hone their skills while working at Aramco.
From the July 20, 2011, edition of The Arabian Sun
Longtime Dhahran Scrabble Group (DSG) member Mohammed O. Khan, is on the verge of retirement.
On June 25, the club honored its former president and gulf Scrabble Tournament (GST) coordinator at its regular meeting.
The DSG is one of the oldest self-directed groups, dating back to the 1960s. Founding member Ishtiaq A. Chishty recently passed away in Karachi, but his son and grandson were on hand playing at the meeting.
The DSG is always looking for young players while developing regional champions such as Salah F. Mohdsalih, who recently took third in the GST held in Dubai.
Mohdsalih, the DSG champ, will represent Saudi Arabia in the World Scrabble Championship this October in Poland.
Caption for the top photo: Salah F. Mohdsalih, left, plays against Scrabble group luminary Mohammed A. Khan.
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1940 — Denmark leaves the League of Nations
1922 — The League of nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the U.K.
1906 — In Finland, a new electoral law is ratified, guaranteeing the country the first and equal right to vote in the world. Finnish women are the first in Europe to receive the right to vote
1903 — The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile
1885 — The football Association legalizes professionalism in association football under pressure from the British Football Association
1810 — Citizens of Bogota, New Granada, declare independence from Spain
