Today’s Motto: ‘First win within’

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History! 

On this day,  May 29………

1883 – Thomas A. Edison received a series of patents for some of his electrical inventions.

1885 – Jan Matzeliger gave a public demonstration in Massachussets, of his newly-invented machine’s ability to mass-produce shoes, and replace the tedious hand work previously required to attach the sole to the upper of a shoe.

1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.

1898 – The heirs of Alfred Nobel sign a “reconciliation agreement” so that lawyers and accountants can execute his will. The will’s major bequest was to create the Nobel Prizes, but first, there were disputes to be settled.

1919 – A solar eclipse permitted observation of the bending of starlight passing through the sun’s gravitational field, as predicted by Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.

1932 – World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945 (representative pic credit-Britannica).

1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay’s (adopted) 39th birthday (pic credit-Conde Nast Traveller India).

1968 – Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion (pic credit-Facebook).

1982 – Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.

2011 – Malta becomes the last country in the European Union to legalize divorce.

2019 – British journalist turned politician Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over claims he lied to the public during Britain’s Brexit campaign.

Born….

1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer.

1947 – Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, former Air Chief.

1954 – Pankaj Kapoor, a very versatile and popular comedy  film, serial  and theatre actor. Films like Happi, Toba Tek Singh, Lost, Bheed and serrials like Karamchand, Office Office, Mohandas BA LLB , Phtichar, Neem Ka OPed etc. are his popular works. Won many awards; 3 National Film awards, Filmfare, Star Guild, ITA  and Zee awards. (pic credit-IMDb)

RIP….

1972 – Prithviraj Kapoor,  Faislabad born (now in Pakistan) veteran Bollywood  film actor/ director and producer. He established Prithvi Theatres in Bombay in 1944. Acted and produced films like Alam Ara, Sikandar, Shree 420, Mughal-e-Azam etc. Honoured with Padma Bhushan, Rajya Sabha Membership and Dada Saheb Phalke award etc.

1987 – Chaudhary Charan Singh, former (5th) Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter.

You may have known….

In 1777 Frederick the Great made an official statement urging his subjects to drink beer in the morning.

 

                                                                                                       {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}