Today’s Motto: ‘If you keep overthinking standing at the top of the waterslide,……

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!

On this day, Nov.23……

1835 – The first U.S. patent for a horseshoe manufacturing machine was issued to Henry Burden. He made nearly all the horseshoes used by the Union cavalry during the Civil War.

1863 – Patent granted for a process of making colour photographs.

1889 – The first jukebox was installed when an entrepreneur named Louis Glass and his business associate, The machine was an instant success, earning over $1000 in less than six months.

1897 – A U.S. patent was issued for a pencil sharpener to its black American inventor, John Lee Love (pics credit-SunSign.org and James Andrew)

1936 – 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce, hit newsstands.

1948 – The first U.S. patent for a lens to provide zoom effects for television cameras was issued to F.G. Back as a “varifocal lens for cameras.”

1948 – The besieged garrison of Punch was relieved a full year after its siege. Thus, a firm grip was established all the way from Pathankot on the major portions of this province.

1963 – A helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Poonch district, killing all six passengers. Six distinguished officers of the Indian Armed Forces were on board, including three general officers, an Air Vice Marshal and a brigadier. A black-bordered extraordinary Gazette of India was issued on 23 November. In 1980, a memorial was constructed in Poonch called the Generals’ memorial which paid tribute to the victims.

1964 – Dr. Michael E. DeBakey of Houston performed the first successful coronary artery bypass graft procedure.

1971 – China People’s Republic seated in United Nations Security Council.

2014 – In a potential attempt to claim sovereignty, China is building an island in the South China Sea in an area claimed by several nations; sources speculate that the island may be used to support an airstrip and military activities.

2020 – Charli D’Amelio becomes the first person to hit 100 million followers on TikTok.

Born….

1897 – Nirad C. Chaudhuri, English-Indian writer.

1900 – Durga Das, famous social reformer and veteran journalist, editor The Stateman (Pic credit-Star of Mysore).

1926 – Sathya Sai Baba, Hindu universalist renaissance charismatic guru, educationalist and worker of miracles (pic credit-Wikipedia)

1930 – Geeta Dutt, versatile and most popular romantic singer.

You may have known….

Dragonflies and damselflies form a heart with their tails when they mate.

 

{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}