Motto for Today: ‘A leader must have a vision and articulate it clearly and forcefully. ……..
.....One can’t lead by blowing an uncertain trumpet.'
As each day is a new beginning in one’s 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, Oct. 04…,….
1675 – Christian Huygens patents pocket watch. (They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I during which a transitional design, trench watches, were used by the military).
1911 – First public elevator (London’s Earl’s Court Metro Station).
1977 – Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was released unconditionally by a judicial magistrate, after spending 16 hours in police custody for charges of political corruption. This marked the beginning of the road that would take her back to the prime minister’s chair.
1986 – Helicopter Corporation of India established.
2000 – Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
2006 – WikiLeaks is launched, created by internet activist Julian Assange.
2012 – Nissan unveiled the NSC-2015 electric car prototype at the Ceatec 2012 show in Tokyo. The car can drive and park itself, it was also able to turn and recognize some road signs.
2021 – Global outage of Facebook and its apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, for six hours.
Born….
1716 – James Lind, Scottish physician. (He investigated the sickness of sailors and began an experiment to remedy scurvy).
1952 – Shailender Singh, singer.
1978 – Soha Ali Khan, actor.
1980 – Sweta Tiwari, actor.
RIP….
1847 – Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King.
Titbits….
1923 – Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturned decision.
You may have known…. {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn’t smoke unless it’s heated
above 450°F.Good morning.
Have a nice day!
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