Today’s Motto: ‘In a 2000 sq ft home a man lives only in about 200; his ego lives in the rest’
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, July 12……..
1954 – President Eisenhower put forward a plan for an interstate highway system.
1987 – 1st time in 20 years a delegation from USSR lands in Israel.
2002 – Remake of Bengali/Hindi epic film ‘Devdas’ by Sanjay Leela Bhansali premieres with Shahrukh, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles . Wins 10 Best Film Filmfare Awards. (Pic credit-Filmfare; video credit-Universal Music India)
2013 – Malala Yousafzai addresses the United Nations and calls for worldwide access to education.
2017 – World’s largest iceberg (later christened A68) breaks away from Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, about 6,000 sq km in length.
2018 – World’s longest fingernails cut off; Shridhar Chillal’s nails measured 909.6cm after growing for 66 years. It was listed in Guinness Book of Records in 2015. 
2023 – NATO summit ends in Vilnius, Lithuania, with Turkey agreeing to Sweden’s membership and Ukraine membership “when allies agree and conditions are met”.
Born Today: 1817 – Henry Thoreau. American essayist/Novelist, poet,
philosopherand a leading transcendentalist. Write and lead Civil Disobedience in American political arena.
1854 – George Eastman. Founded Eastman Kodak company, dealing with film rolls, Was awarded American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (pic credit-Britannica).
1909 – Bimal Roy. Legendary Bengali and Hindi film direcvtor, producer who made films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Devdas, Biraj Bahu, Bandini, Sujata, Parakh, Madhumati etc, W
on 11 filmfare awards (9 for Madhumati only), and Cannes Film Festival award.
1983 – Sujitha. Tamil, Telugu and Malyalam model, actor.
Obituary: 1804. Alexander Hamilton. American military officer, stateman, became Lord and served as Treasury Secretary to first President George Washington.
2013 – Pran (Sikand). Well known Bollywood actor,of 1940s to 1990s; did over 362 films as villain as also 
played epic character roles in Zanjeer, Upkaar etc. Honored with Dada Saheb Phalke and Padam Bhushan awards apart from Filmfare, Cine, Zee awards.
You may have known….
Japan gets roughly 1500 earthquakes every year.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan, with inputs from NewsOnRadar Bureau)
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