Thousand Splendid Suns By morg Period: Jan 1, 1947 to Jan 1, 2003 A Thousand Splendid Suns Dec 2, 1947 Afghanistan is the only country to vote against the admission of Pakistan to the UN Nov 20, 1959 The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the UN. Dec 2, 1959 Mariam is born in Herat Apr 1, 1974 Marmiam asks to see her fathers cinemas for her birthday Dec 2, 1974 Nana hangs herself Jun 26, 1976 The CN tower in Toronto is built. Dec 2, 1976 Tariq is born. Apr 17, 1978 Mariam turned nineteen. A man was murdered in Kabul. Oct 1, 1978 Vietnam attacks Cambodia. Dec 2, 1978 Laila is born to Hakim and Fariba Apr 1, 1988 Afghanistan signed a treaty in Geneva. The Soviets should be out of Afghanistan within nine months. Jan 1, 1989 Laila and her family watched one of the last Soviet convoys exit the city. Feb 2, 1989 Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending 9 years of military occupation. Dec 2, 1989 Mullah Faizulla dies of natural causes Jun 1, 1992 Heavy fghting in West Kabul Apr 1, 1993 Mariam and Laila are both married to Rasheed now. Dec 2, 1993 Aziza is born. Dec 20, 1993 The first corrected images from the Hubble Telescope are taken. Jan 1, 1994 Mariam and Laila have gone from enemies to friends. Apr 1, 1994 Rasheed is starting to assume that Aziza isn't his. Sep 27, 1996 The Taliban start to invade Afghanistan more. Jul 8, 1997 NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance for 1999. Sep 2, 1997 Zalami is born, Laila and Rasheed's spoiled son. Jan 1, 2001 Tariq comes to Kabul to find Laila. Jan 5, 2001 Mariam murders Rasheed. Jan 19, 2001 Mariam gets put in jail, and eventually given the death penalty. Feb 1, 2001 Laila, Tariq, Aziza and Zalami all go to Pakistan together to start a new life. Apr 1, 2001 Aziza gets put into an orphanage. Dec 22, 2001 Hamid Karzai is sworn in as head of the interim government in Afghanistan.
