Today’s Motto: ‘Just as it is the duty of an imprisoned soldier to escape’

On this day, 10 Jun….

1793 – 1st public zoo opens in Paris.

1829 – The first Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race takes place.

1869 – Machine-frozen food was transported a significant distance in the U.S. for the first time.

1902 – The first U.S. patent for a window envelope was issued to Americus F. Callahan of Chicago, which he called the outlook envelope.

1924 – The first U.S. portable electrical stethoscope was demonstrated in Chicago to amplify the sounds of the human body.

1943 – Laszlo Biro filed for a British patent on a practical ball point pen with quick-drying ink.

1947 – Saab produces its first automobile.

1963 – US President JFK signs law for equal pay for equal work for men & women.

1966 – MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.

1967 – The Six-Day War concluded after Israel and Syria agreed to a ceasefire, mediated by the United Nations.

1984 – US missile shoots down an incoming missile in space for first time.

1985 – Coca Cola announces they’d bring back their 99-year-old formula.

2019 – Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrested on corruption charges.

2019 – Three men sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and murder of eight-year-old Muslim girl in Kathua, in high-profile case that sparked political resignations and nationwide protests.

2024 – Apple announces it will be using generative A.I. on its devices and in its update for Siri, in a partnership with OpenAI.

Born….

1955 – Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player.

RIP….

323 BC – Alexander the Great, Macedonian king, dies from either fever or excessive wine at 32, (or the 11th June).

1987 – Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor.
You may have known….

Approximately one-third (around 33%) of IBM’s global workforce is located in India.

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