Today’s Motto: ‘There is no better teacher in life than failure’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, 27 Jun….
1954 – The world’s first atomic power station began producing electricity in Obninsk, U.S.S.R., a small town 60 miles south of Moscow.
1955 – 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois, US).
1964 – Teen Murti Bhavan, which had been the official residence of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, 
was converted into the Nehru Memorial Museum.
1967 – First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
1979 – Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it wasn’t).
1990 – Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims.
2000 – The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
2008 – Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft Corporation to work full time for the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation.
2020 – Locust invasion labelled ‘Swarmageddon’ by The Times of India as it reaches Delhi.
Born….
1838 – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, “the father of modern Indian fiction” and writer of national song ‘Vande Mataram’.
1939 – RD Burman (Panchqm Da), composer, singer and actor.
1964 – PT Usha, veteran athlete and current President of Indian Olympic Association.
RIP….
1839 – Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab.
2008 – Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, former Indian Army Chief.
You may have known….
Crabs have teeth in their stomachs.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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