Today’s Motto: ‘Everyone can live beyond what he/she is capable of’
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, 13 Jul……
1837 – Queen Victoria was 1st monarch to live in the present residence cum office of British Monarchs (King or Queen by heredity), the Buckingham Palace in 1837. The palace built by Duke of Buckingham in ab
out 4 acre (1.6 ha) plot and Normanby in 1703 and aquired by George III in 1761 for Queen Charlotte where 14 of her 15 children were born. The present King Charles III lives here with his 2nd wife and elder son (pic credit-huffingtonpost.com).
1919 – The first lighter-than-air transatlantic flight was completed.
1947 – An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an ‘act’ on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal.
1963 – Indian government announces it will cut last remaining links with South Africa by refusing landing facilities to South African aircraft. The reason was Whites dominance in Governance of South Africa, whereas majority citizens were local ethnic African tribes. Nelson Mandela, the leader of ethnic Blacks was imprisoned by the English rulers.
1974 – India’s 1st one-day international (v England).
1998 – The Government is prevented from tabling the Women’s Reservati
on Bill. Political Parties SP and RJD were opposing the bill apart from smaller outfits.
2011 – Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
2024 – Presidential candidate in 2024 and current President Donald Trump (with bruises in the face), is injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Born….100 BC 
– Julius Caesar, Roman military and political leader.He became a Priest, then the General and later a dictator of ancient Rome. He attacked Egypt, defeated his opponent Pompey, and loved the beautiful Queen Cleopatra. He captured large parts of Europe including Germany, Spain etc. Now Caesar wanted to bring in some reforms in Rome through Senate resolutions but was assassinated by his own Senator Cassius and Brutus in 44 BC. Legendary novelist and drama writer William Shakespeare wrote an epic on Julius Caesar and his assissnation, which is considred as one of the greatest Drama stories.
RIP…. 1990 – ‘Boby’ A.F.S. Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author. A erudite cricket commentator of 20th century, who is remebered for his ball-to-ball accounts of the games, (cricket, hockey and football). 
His incumbent rado commentators Surita Pearson, Balu Alanganan and Anant Setalwad, Bally Sarvadhikari, Dickey Rutnagur and Kishore Bhimani brought crowds to the Stadium and popularised sports radio channels (pic credit-theSiasatDaily.com).
You may have known….
Indian Railways operates approximately 13,198 passenger trains and 11,724 freight trains daily, totaling 24,922 
trains. This includes various classes of express, passenger, and suburban trains.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}