Today’s Motto: ‘Those who keep looking down never find a rainbow’
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, Nov.11…….
1790 – Chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China. Their flowers come in every colour except blue.
1851 – The first U.S. patent for a telescope design was issued to Alvan Clark of Cambridge.
1935 – A record 72,395 feet was reached by Lt. Col. Albert William Stevens and Capt. Orvil Anderson, by helium balloon in a sealed gondola, Explorer II. This set a sub-stratosphere record that stood for 21 years.
1998 – India objects to Washington’s discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries.
2014 – Ford Motor Company begins using aluminum instead of steel in the body of its most popular truck, the F-150; the change has cost the company time and money in conversion of production lines but will make the vehicle more fuel efficient.
(Photo credit- Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
2018 – On centenary of WWI Armistice Day French President Macron urges world to reject Nationalism in speech under Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
2018 – Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba sets new record for their Singles Day sale, $1 billion in 85 seconds, $30.8 bn in 24 hours.
2022 – Cypto currency FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried files for bankruptcy, amid accusations of financial mismanagement and criminal misconduct.
Born….
1888 – Abul Kalam Azad, writer. (He was the first Education minister of independent India. National Education Day of India is celebrated on 11 November every year in his honour).
1918 – K.K. Birla, industrialist and chairman of HT Media, Zuari Agro (pic credit -Zuari).
1923 – Johnny Walker, (Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi) popular Comedian who acted in over 300 Telugu, Hindi films.
1936 – Mala Sinha, Bollywood actor.
1944 – Ritu Kumar, fashion designer.
1953 – Boney Kapoor, Bollywood film actor, producer (pic credit-IMDb).
1956 – Talat Aziz, popular Ghazal and cinema singer who sang in films Umrao Jaan, Daddy, Bazaar, Gumrah etc. (video credit- .Shemaroo)
You may have known….
Joseph Stalin often had photos edited to remove people who had died or left office.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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