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Today’s Motto: ‘Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know how high you stand’
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On this day, Aug.09.......
1753 - The first steam engine imported into the American colonies landed at New York City.
1839 - John Herschel made the first…
Today’s Motto: ‘Getting knocked down is not unusual……….
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!
Today’s Motto: ‘A great leader’s courage to fulfil his vision comes from passion,…
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On this day, Aug.07.. ....
1782 - George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart. (The Purple Heart is a US military decoration awarded in the name of the President…
Today’s Motto: ‘A successful leader leads by influence, not by authority’
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On this day, Aug. 06......
1753 - Professor Georg Richmann was killed in St. Petersburg, by his experiment with lightning. (Richmann attached a wire to the top of…
Today’s Motto: ‘Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm’
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On this day, Aug 05.......
1861 - U.S. Army abolishes flogging. (In the 18th and 19th centuries, European armies administered floggings to common soldiers who…
Today’s Motto: ‘Turn your wounds into wisdom’
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On this day, Aug.04.......
1921 - A facsimile was transmitted by radio across the Atlantic Ocean using the Belinograph invented by Eduard Belin. (The Pantelegraph…
Today’s Motto: ‘In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the…
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On this day, Aug.03......
1903 - Thomas Edison's concern about X-Ray injury was front page news in the New York World newspaper. Under the headline “Edison Fears…
Today’s Motto: ‘Raising of one’s voice is no substitute for improving one’s…
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On this day, Aug .02.......
1695 - A British patent was granted to Daniel Quare for a portable weather-glass column (barometer).
1791 - Samuel Briggs and his…
Today’s Motto: ‘Peace begins with a smile’.
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On this day, Aug. 01.......
1619 - 1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia, US.
1774 - Joseph Priestley, British Presbyterian minister and chemist,…
Today’s Motto: ‘If you wish to deal with a better class of people, talk to…
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On this day, July 31.........
1658 - Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor, calling himself 'Alamgir', meaning "Conqueror of the World."
1849 - Benjamin…
Today’s Motto: ‘Some people get lost in thought, because it is unfamiliar…
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On this day, July 30.........
1739 - German immigrant Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in New Jersey, US. (Earlier glass making in America, since1608,…
Today’s Motto: ‘I got kicked out of library for moving all the law books into the…
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!
Today’s Motto: ‘Few women admit their age; few men act theirs’.
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On this day, July 28.........
1858 - Nadar takes 1st airborne photo, in a balloon. Gaspar Felix Tournachon, known as "Nadar" took the first air-photo in 1855. He had…
Today’s Motto: ‘The past provides a reference point, not a residence’.
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On this day, July 27.........
1586 - Potatoes were introduced to Britain by Sir Thomas Harriot, an English scientist and mathematician, according to one…
Today’s Motto: ‘The difference between fiction and reality; Fiction has to make…
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On this day, July 26........
1910 - Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
1943 - Los Angeles, California, suffered…
Today’s Motto: ‘Regret doesn’t change the past; worry cannot change the future’.
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On this day, July 25.........
1854 - Walter Hunt of New York City was awarded the first U.S. patent for a paper shirt collar. Very thin white paper was pasted on…
Today’s Motto: ‘Wonder is the beginning of wisdom’.
As each 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!
Today’s Motto: ‘It is not the length of life, but its depth’.
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On this day, July 23........
1715 - The first lighthouse in America was authorised by the Boston Light Bill for construction at Little Brewster Island,…
Today’s Motto: ‘Ordinary life can also be pretty complex’.
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On this day, July 22.........
1678 - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
1702 - The "English Company of Merchants" and the old East India…
Today’s Motto: ‘Our emotions are the slaves to our thoughts, and we are the slave to our…
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On this day, July 21.........
1928 - 1st woman to win an Olympic Gold medal - Halina Knonpacka of Poland (pic credit -The Vintage Inn).
1946 - An aviation…