🎉 UAE National Day (1971)
Where: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
📅 On This Day: December 2
December 2, 1971: UAE National Day. On this day in 1971, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and other emirates joined together to form one country, the United Arab Emirates. Amazing buildings rose from the desert, including the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. On this night the sky lights up with fireworks.
✨ More events on this day
- 1867 🎨 British author Charles Dickens gave his first public reading in the United States, in Boston. Crowds lined up to hear him read his own stories aloud.
- 1927 💡 After 19 years of making the famous Model T, the Ford Motor Company unveiled its new car, the Ford Model A.
- 1993 🚀 Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on a mission to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. Spacewalking astronauts fitted new optics that gave Hubble sharp eyesight. Kennedy Space Center →
🧠 Question of the day
What is the world's tallest building, found in the UAE?
- Burj Khalifa
- Eiffel Tower
- Taipei 101
Show the answer
Answer: Burj Khalifa
Questions
What happened on December 2?
December 2, 1971: UAE National Day. It happened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Day_(United_Arab_Emirates)