Memory of the day: The first parliamentary elections are held in Egypt in 1924

CAIRO – 12 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 12.

1816 - France orders the exile of Napoleon Bonaparte's family to the island of Saint Helena, after he was defeated by the English at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

1908 – The first long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower.

1924 - The first parliamentary elections are held in Egypt.

1950 - Taha Hussein is appointed Minister of Education.

1952 - The University of Tennessee accepts the first black student after a long history of apartheid in the United States.

2015 - Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or award as the best football player in the world at the 2014 FIFA Awards Ceremony.