Today’s Motto: ‘When you see a ruin, always hope for a treasure buried underneath’

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

On this day, 25 Aug ….

1609 – Galileo demonstrates his 1st telescope to Venetian lawmakers.

1912 – 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin.

1917 – The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King’s Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry.

1919 – 1st scheduled passenger service by airplane, Paris-London.

1940 – 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin).

1943 – Lord Mountbatten appointed Supreme Allied Commander in SE Asia.

1944 – Liberation of Paris by Allied forces.

1948 – Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.

1958 – Momofuku Ando markets the first package of precooked instant noodles.

1965 – Indian troops cross the Kashmir ceasefire line pursuing Pakistani infiltrators.

1973 – The first scan was made using CAT (Computer Assisted Tomography).

1990 – GOI announces formation of National Security Council headed by the Prime Minister.

1997 – Indian Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).

1999 – The oldest wild bat in Europe recorded to date was a 33-year-old male lesser mouse-eared bat according to a claim published in The Independent newspaper (London).

2009 – A new steam-powered car land speed was broken, for the first time in over a century. It reached 151 mph.

2017 – Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is convicted of raping two of his followers.

Born…. 1451- Christopher Columbus,  the legendary  Italian navigator and explorer, who is believed to have  discovered Americas and West Indies islands throgh his voyages.

1919 – Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission.  He submitted the report to then President Giani Zail Singh.

1930 – Sean Connery, Scottish actor, who  appeared in (1962) James Bond films from 1962 to 1983.  His films Dr. No., From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, The Offence, The Man  Who will Be The King,  Murder on the Orient express, Never Say Never again (1983) were most successful. He won 2 Academy awards, 2 Golden Globe and many other nominations and honours like Knoghthood and French  honour.

1995 – Vinesh Phogat.  famous Indian wrestler. She is three times Olypian, won 3  Commonwealth  and Asian Gold/Bronze medalist. She faught Assembly election in  2024 and  represents Congress Party from Julana Assembly in Haryana.

RIP…. 1996 – 194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .

2012 – Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person on the Moon, dies at age 82 from heart surgery complications. He landed on the Moon on July 21, 1969 travelling  Apollo 11 space mission of America.  He wrote many books on his space journey and  such subjects, viz., The Other Side Of The Moon,  The Wright Brothers’ Journey of Invention, Quantum Quest, A Cassini  Space Odyssey, First Flight With Neil Armstrong, Future Flight, Tornados, The Entity, Kitty Hawk etc. ( Feature photo credit-animalia-life.club.com)
You may have known….
India is the world’s 7th largest country by land area and is the most populous country in the world. In terms of population density, it is ranked 24th globally, and its annual population growth rate places it at 102nd out of 212 countries.

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