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On this day, 18 Dec….
1796 – 1st U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor).
1854 – Pioneering samples of basswood pulp paper made by John Beardsley were reported in the New York Daily Times. (A later history of paper-making book stated that his results were not successful).
1912 – The discovery of the skull known as Piltdown man, the first important fossil human skull ever to be unearthed in England was announced at a meeting of the Geological Society of Great Britain. (But in 1953, thanks to some rigorous scholarly detective work, Piltdown man was revealed to be nothing more than a forgery, manufactured from modern human and animal remains).
1926 – In a letter published in Nature, G.N. Lewis coined the word “photon”.
1961 – India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao & Diu.
1992 – BJP expresses regret over the demolition of the Masjid in Ayodhya in Parliament.
Born….
1756 – Guru Ghasidas, freedom fighter and social reformer.
1946 – Steven Spielberg, director (ET, Close Encounters, Jaws).
1967 – Capt. Abhimanyu Singh, politician.
Titbits….
1898 – Automobile speed record set – 39 mph.
You may have known….
Dogs not only have smaller teeth than the wolves, they also have smaller brains.
Good morning. Have a nice day!
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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