Motto for Today: ‘Our life begins to lose meaning the day we become silent about things that matter.’
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, Apr.10……
1633 – Banans appeared for the first time in Britain (London), imported by a merchant in Bahamas.
1849 – The first U.S. patent for a safety pin was issued to Walter Hunt of New York City. When short of cash, within the space of three hours, he conceived the idea, made a model, immediately sold the patent rights for $400. (However, safety pins existed prior to this patent. In Great Britain, a safety pin was patented by Charles Rowley on 12 Oct of the same year).
1875 – Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
1923 – Hitler demands “hatred and more hatred” in Berlin.
1944 – The first synthetic quinine was produced by Dr. Robert Burns Woodward (on his birthday) and Dr. William von Eggers Doering,
Quinine, an anti-malarial drug, is an organic chemical.
1982 – Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. The first operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from the USA.
1995 – The world’s first national DNA database was launched in England and Wales.
1997 – Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
2022 – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Born….
1894 – Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, industrialist.
RIP…
1995 – Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed
away at the age of 99. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna.
1954 – Auguste Lumière. Frenchman who, with his brother Louis, invented and pioneered the manufacturing of photographic equipment.
You may have known….It was common for both men and women to shine their heads in ancient Egypt.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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