Today’s Motto: ‘Life well spent is long’

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

On this day, 08 May….

(World Red Cross Day  on the birth anniversary of the founder of Red Cross, Henry Dunant as well as the founder of  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

1840 – The first U.S. photographic patent was issued to Alexander S. Wolcott of New York City.

1847 – Robert W. Thomson of Adelphi, Middlesex, England was issued the first U.S. patent for Rubber tyres (pic credit-tr.pinterest.com).

1879 – The first U.S. patent for an automobile was filed by George Baldwin Selden of Rochester, N.Y. It was issued almost two decades later, on 5 Nov 1898 for a unique combination of an internal combustion engine and a road vehicle.

1886 – Coca-Cola, the soft drink, was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. “Coca-Cola” letters as the famous logo. 1901 – According to the British appointed commission 1,250,000 Indians have died after a severe drought, lasting since 1899.

1915 – Bhai Blmukund  (32) alongwith  3  Revolutionaries: Master Amir Chand, Awadh Behari and Basant Kumar Vishwas,  Krantikari youth given  death sentence  by a British judge. They were accused of throwing a crude bomb on Viceroy Lord Hardings on 23rd Dec. 1912 in Chandni Chowk, Delhi. (pic credit-.Wikipedia)

1886 – Production of Coca-Cola, the world’s famous cold drink, started today.

1933 – Congress top leader  MK Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.

1945 – World War II ended. The day is celebrated as VE – Victory Day  in Europe.

1954 – Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar into  West Bengal, which was under the rule of the French.

1959 – India declares: ‘Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wanted to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.’

1962 – The era of the trolleybus in London ended.

1996 – The governing Congress Party is routed in the  Lok Sabha  elections, that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.

1997 – India decides to import currency notes for the first time.

2011 – A near riot breaks out at the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad2 goes on sale in the People’s Republic of China.

2014 – Researchers have developed synthetic nucleobases, the molecules that form the backbone of DNA; organisms successfully replicated the synthetic bases, implying that creation of new life forms with these additional bases may be possible in the future.

2014 – The world’s oldest astrolabe (mariner’s navigation tool) from circa 1498 is found near Al Hallaniyah Island, Oman, from a Portuguese shipwreck of explorer Vasco da Gama.

2021 – Indian Medical Association calls for a national lockdown, criticizing government’s response as recorded COVID-19 deaths pass 4,000 a day.

Born….1906 – General PN Thapar, 5th Army Chief from May 08, 1961  to Nov. 19, 1962 . He was the father of noted journalist Karan Thapar and uncle of historian Romilla Thapar. He is believed to be responsible of India’s debacle in 1962  Indo-China War (alongwith  the then Defence Minister VR Krishna Menon). He served as India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan after retirement upto 1969).

1916 – Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati, a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher who inspired the formation of the Chinmaya Mission to spread the knowledge of Advaita Vedanta, the non-dual system of thought found in the Upanishads, which enhance the philosophical teachings of the Vedas. Chinmayananda authored 95 publications, including commentaries on the major Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita.

1953 – Remo Fernandes, (Luís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes)  is an Indian-Portuguese singer and musician. Known as a pioneer of Indian pop music, he performs pop, rock, Indian fusion, and is also a film playback singer.   He did music for films The Super Khiladi, Bhagam Bhag, Daud, Auzaar, Trikal, Jalwa etc. He performed  a welcome song  Hello  Rajiv Gandhi, when Rajiv visited Goa as PM  in 1986.  He has won several awards and honours like  Padma Shri in 2007,  Press Critics  awards,  Karamvir Puruskar and  2nd Prize in Dresden International Song Competitin in 1986.

1965 – Shiny Abraham, athlete. (She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years. She collected a total of 18 gold and two silver medals from the seven South Asian Federation Meets she has competed). She has represented India in 75 sports events. (pic Credit-SportsKeeda)

You may have known….  1.  The Chinchorro of South America were mummifying bodies 2,000 years before the Ancient Egyptians. (pic credit-worldhistorycommons.com)     

2.  According to a Study  Conducted in 2011, India’s   PARLE-G BISCUITS  were the  WORLD’S  NO. 1 Selling  BISCUITS  Brand.                                                                                   {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R)  Raj Kadyan}