Motto for Today: ‘Let the world know you are fighting for the winners circle.’
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!
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Apr.11……
1751 – By giving a lecture on “The Newly Discovered Electrical Fire,” Kinnersley became one of the earliest popularizers of science.
1814 – Napoleon abdicates unconditionally; he is exiled to Elba.
1876 – John C. Zachos of New York City patented a device for printing legible text in the English alphabet at a high reporting speed. He called his new system of shorthand “steno-phonotypy.”
1919 – The International Labour Organization was founded.
1942 – All-India Congress party rejects British offer of dominion status at New Delhi.
1951 – US President Harry Truman fires Gen Douglas McArthur after the latter made public statements which contradicted the administration’s policies. MacArthur was a popular hero of World War II who was then the commander of United Nations forces fighting in the Korean War, and his relief remains a controversial topic in the field of civil-military relations.
1952 – Parkinson’s disease was successfully treated with surgery for the first time, by Dr Irving Cooper, though more by happenstance.
1952 – Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty.
1957 – A Ryan X-13 Vertijet became the first jet to take-off and land vertically.
1964 – Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly, known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
1972 – A smoking deterrent – a pseudo-cigarette package that produces simulated coughing sounds when the package is picked up – was issued a patent. The invention was also suggested for use as an advertising novelty.
1993 – Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announce a reward of Rs. 40 Lakh for his capture.
2011 – In France, a law banning wearing the burqa and hijab goes into effect.
Born….
1755 – James Parkinson, English physician, who was the first to describe the neuromuscular disease which is now known by his name as Parkinson’s disease.
1869 – Kasturba Gandhi.
1913 – Gope, actor.
1937 – Ramnathan Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player. (pics credits-OpenSea, ThisdayApp)
1955 – Rohini Hattangadi, actor. (pic credit-Shouting Stars)
You may have known….
Traffic is so bad in Bangkok that the police have a special unit for delivering babies that don’t make it to the hospital on time.
{Compilede by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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