On this day:1964: Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison 1991: Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia’s first President 1994: The world’s largest twinjet, Boeing 777, takes off on its maiden flight Born on this day:1929: Anne Frank, German/Dutch author, Holocaust victim 2000: P. L. Deshpande, the Indian Marathi writer, dies Read more…
On this day:1817: The first predecessor of the bicycle, Laufmaschine, is demonstrated Karl Drais 1866: The Agra High Court (now the Allahabad High Court) is established in India 1938: China launches the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt invading Japanese forces Born on this day:1910: Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, Read more…
On this day:1907: First commercially successful colored photography, Autochrome Lumière color photography, is introduced 1935: Alcoholics Anonymous is founded by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith 1967: The Six-Day War between Israel and Syria ends Born on this day:1921: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek/English husband of Elizabeth II
On this day:1752: French army surrenders to the British in Trichinopoly, India 1928: Charles Kingsford Smith completes the world’s first trans-Pacific flight Gone on this day:1870: Charles Dickens, English author 1974: Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, poet, Nobel Prize laureate 2011: M. F. Husain, Indian artist, painter
On this day:1949: George Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of the best known English novels 1972: Nick Út takes his famous “napalm girl” Pulitzer winning photo 1987: New Zealand becomes a nuclear-free zone Born on this day:1916: Francis Crick, English biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate Gone on this day:1809: Read more…
On this day:1929: Vatican City becomes an independent state 1975: The first Cricket World Cup begins, hosted by England, won by West Indies 1979: Bhaskara 1, Indian Earth resources/meteorology satellite, launched Born on this day:1848: Paul Gauguin, French painter 1974: Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro Gone on this day:1954: Alan Read more…
On this day:1930: Frozen food is sold in retail stores for the first time 1964: Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India 1984: The video game Tetris is published by Russian computer engineer, Alexey Pajitnov 2004: Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. Read more…
On this day:1883: The first Orient Express (legendary train journey from Paris to Istanbul) leaves Paris 1968: Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated 1981: The first cases of AIDS are reported Born on this day:1883: John Maynard Keynes, English economist Gone on this day:1900: Stephen Crane, American journalist, author, poet
On this day: 1783: The Montgolfier brothers demonstrate the first hot air balloon 1917: The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded 1989: Poland holds the first free elections after World War IIBorn on this day: 1902: Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur 1936: Nutan Bahl, Read more…
On this day:1492: Martin Behaim presents the world’s first globe 1818: Maratha Wars between British and Maratha Confederacy in India ends 1973: The world’s first supersonic airliner Tupolev Tu-144 crashes Born on this day:1895: Kavalam Madhava Panikkar, Indian diplomat Gone on this day:1924: Franz Kafka, Czech/German writer 2016: Muhammad Ali, Read more…