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Today’s Motto: ‘Real ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to…
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On this day, July 1..........
1781 - British troops halted Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and became subdued.…
Today’s Motto: ‘True worth of a leader is judged by the number of leaders…….
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Today’s Motto: ‘Those who wait for opportunity are wise; successful are those who create…
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On this day, June 29........
1659 - The Russians, led by Prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop.…
Today’s Motto: ‘The real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the…
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On this day, June 28..........
1762 - 1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston).
1846 - Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax.
1909 - 1st French…
Today’s Motto: ‘If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its…
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On this day, June 27........
1954 - The world's first atomic power station began producing electricity in Obninsk, U.S.S.R., a small town 60 miles south of…
Today’s Motto: ‘No is easier to do. Yes is easier to say’.
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On this day, June 26.........
1498 - The bristle toothbrush was invented in China. Coarse hairs taken from the back of a hog's neck were used for the bristles,…
Today’s Motto: ‘If you can’t stop thinking about it, start working for it’.
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On this day, June 25.....….
1630 - Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop. (Knives and spoons are ancient. But we’ve only been eating with forks for…
Today’s Motto: ‘Nothing is given. Everything is earned’.
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On this day, June 24..............
1873 - Samuel Clemens (the author known as Mark Twain) received a U.S. patent for a self-pasting Scrapbook. (Earlier, in 1871,…
Today’s Motto: ‘The ultimate measure of a leader is where he stands at times of…
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On this day, June 23.........
930 - World's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament, was established.
1661 - Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King…
Today’s Motto: ‘If you don’t play, you can’t win’.
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On this day, June 22 .........
1555 - Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne.
1633 - Galileo Galilei was…
Today’s Motto: ‘Always remember why you started’.
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On this day, June 21...........
1768 -The first commencement of a U.S. medical college was held. Of the ten degrees granted, John Archer being alphabetically at…
Today’s Motto: ‘What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality’.
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On this day, June 20.............
712 – Arabs Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), captured Sindh, defeating and killing Hindu King Dahir at Rawar.
1756 - A group of…
Today’s Motto: ‘When you get to the point where it’s hard, start pushing harder’.
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On this day, June 19...........
240 BC - Eratosthenes, a Greek astronomer and mathematician, estimated the circumference of the earth. As the director of the great…
Today’s Motto: ‘Wake up fully determined. Go to bed fully satisfied’.
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On this day, June 18..............
1815 - Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon and France defeated by British forces under Wellington and Prussian troops under Blucher.…
Today’s Motto: ‘You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be…
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On this day, June 17.........
1756 - Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
1837 - Charles Goodyear obtained…
Today’s Motto: ‘Leap, and the net will appear’.
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On this day, June 16....
1657 - The first pendulum clock was patented by its inventor, Christiaan Huygens. He needed time accuracy for his astronomical measurements.…
Today’s Motto: ‘There is always room at the top’.
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On this day, June 15........
1752 - Ben Franklin's kite-flying experiment proved lightning and electricity were related. In Sep 1752, he equipped his house with a…
Today’s Motto: ‘Progress is seldom swift or easy.’
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On this day, June 14.........
1834 - The first U.S. patent for a practical underwater diving suit was issued to Leonard Norcross of Dixfield, Maine.
1834 - The…
Today’s Motto: ‘Life expands or shrinks in proportion to one’s courage.’
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On this day, June 13......
1842 - Queen Victoria took her first train journey, lasting 25 minutes. She was returning, by rail in secret, from Windsor Castle. The…
Today’s Motto: ‘Growth starts when we begin to accept our own weakness.’
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On this day, June 12.............
1837 - British inventors William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone received a patent for their electromagnetic telegraph. Their…