If a nation does not know its history, if the country loses its history, then its citizens have nowhere to go.
Mirzhakyp Dulatuly

Today in history

In 1903 Semipalatinsk Teacher's Seminary was opened

In 1910 Alibi Jangildin began his round-the-world voyage from Moscow

In 1960 the first blast furnace of Karaganda Integrated Iron and Steel began its work

In 2009 Nursultan Nazarbayev opened Astana-Arena indoor stadium in Astana

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In 1960 the first blast furnace of Karaganda Integrated Iron and Steel began its work

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The first Kazakhstan’s cast iron was produced. This day is considered to be the day of birth of Kazakhstan’s Magnitka.