Today’s Motto: ‘It is good to stand your ground no matter ‘

On this day, 11 Jun.…

1644 – Florentine scientist, Evangelista Torricelli described in a letter to Michelangelo, the invention of a barometer, or “torricellian tube.

1742 – Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin stove.
1866 – The Agra High Court (now the Allahabad High Court) is established.
1889 – A folding chair was patented by black American inventors John E. Purdy and James R. Sadgwar.
1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
1928 – The world’s first rocket-propelled aircraft flight was made over the Rhon Mountains, Germany.

1946 – Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.
1976 – Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.
1997 – Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men’s section and Nisha Millet in the women’s section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.

1998 – Scientists deciphered the last of the genetic material of bacterium that causes tuberculosis.

1999 – India provided incontrovertible tape evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the Kargil sector. The Indian army killed 23 intruders in the Batalik and Dras sectors but lost 15 of its men.

2012 – The Nobel Prize is reduced by 20% to prevent any future undermining of capital.

Born….

1955 – Rohini Hattangadi, acress.

RIP….

1983 – Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist.

2000 – Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa.

Titbits….

1939 – King & Queen of England taste 1st “hot dogs” at FDRoosevelt’s party.

You may have known….

About 17 % of INTEL scientists are Indians.

Good morning. Have a nice day.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen (R) Raj Kadyan}