Today’s Motto: ‘Stars can’t shine without darkness’

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

On this day,  Mar. 24…….

1802 – Richard Trevithick took out his patent for the first full sized road locomotive. It successfully carried a number of men up Beacon Hill, (UK) an event commemorated by the old Cornish song “Going up Camborne Hill” and marked by Trevithick’s statute which stands outside Camborne library, gazing up that hill.

1882 – German scientist Robert Koch declared that he had discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis. “Koch’s postulates,” which now have been generalised are fundamental in the study of a cause of an infectious disease (pic credit-Britannica).

1898 – 1st automobile sold by Karl Benz, a German engineer.

1906 – “Census of the British Empire” shows England rules 1/5 of the world.

1930 – Planet Pluto found in space and named.

1977 – Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister. This was first non-Congress Government in India.

1977 – Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted.

1990 – Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn in toto from the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka.

1993 – Six of Memon family escape to Karachi (pic credit-HT Media).

2008 – Bhutan holds it’s first public election. The Bhutanese monarchy was established in 1907, unifying the country under the control of the Wangchuk family, hereditary penlops (governors). {On 21 April 2007, a mock election was held to prepare the population of Bhutan for the imminent change to democracy. These elections were held in all 47 National Assembly constituencies and at 869 polling stations with around 1,000 voters at each one of them}.

2012 – China announces its plan to phase-out the practice of taking and selling organs from executed prisoners.

2013 – In Paris, hundreds of thousands of people protest the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France; the protest turns violent after access to the Champs-Elysees is denied.

2018 – Tens of thousands attend ‘March for Our Lives’ rallies held in Washington, D.C. and around the world to protest gun violence.

Born….

1775 – Muthuswami Dikshitar, poet and composer, one of the Musical Trinity of Carnatic music. Tyagaraja and Syama Sastri are the other members of the Trinity. Carnatic music was transmitted orally for hundreds of years. So students had to rely on a great guru to learn music .

1874 – Harry Houdini [Erich Weiss] of Hungary. Famous magician, illusionist, stunt performer  and escape artist (pic credit-Wikipedia).

1950 – Prahlad Kakar, Indian ad film director, producer. Also known as Ad Guru  for his creativity and art. Directed and produced films like Happy Anniversay, OK Jaanu,  Guzarish, David, Corporate  etc. Was awared Lifetime Achievement awasrd in 2000 for creativity in ad production. (pic credit-X.com) 

1979 – Emraan Hashmi, Boillywood romantic  and horror actor. Famous films are Murder series, Tiger, Jannat, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Raaz 3. Won Filmfare, Screen and IIFA awards. (pic credit-Hyderabad Mirror)

Titbits….

1958 – Famous US singer Elvis Presley joins the army. He served two years in the army. He was known as King of Rock and Roll.  Was also winner of President’s Medal of Freedom, 2 Grammy awrds and American Music Award of Merit. (pic credit-Pinterest)

You may have known….
The first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong had first kept his left foot on the moon.

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