Today’s Motto: ‘Those who try to be as good as others, will live miserably’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book.
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, 22 Apr….
(Celebrated as Earth Day globally in support of environmental protection).
1823 – Roller Skates were patented in Britain by Robert John Tyers. His Volitos were an “apparatus to be attached to boots … for the purpose of travelling or pleasure.” The first use of roller skates is believed to b
e by Joseph Merlin in Belgium in 1760 (pic credit-iStocks) .
1913 – Under the headline Automobilism: the Wear of Roads and Trackways, the English newspaper, The Times, published an early comment on the expense of the construction and maintenance of roads as traffic became more mechanical and of greater volume. The correspondent pointed out that although a reasonable average width of a main road was 18 feet, the wheels of the vehicles together touched only about 6 inches of the surface. Thus, to save the expense of renewing the surface of the whole 18ft width, he offered the solution that roads be prepared with plateways. These would provide four specially prepared tracks (two in each direction) to take the wear from the wheels.
1915 – Modern chemical weapons were first used in a war. German troops released chlorine gas from several metal cylinders on the front lines at Ypres, Belgium during WW- I.
1921 – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Indian Civil Service (ICS) to join Indian Freedom Movement. He later met senior Congress leaders including Gandhiji and joined Indian National Congress soon.
1930 – Revolutionaries in Jalalabad hills near Chittagong in Bengal province, clash with British troops, leaving 80 troops and 12 revolutionaries dead.
1945 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established.
1969 – 1st human eye transplant performed. Plastic sergeon Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, of NY U
niversity performed the operation on linesman Aaron James’ left eye (pic credit-Associated Press).
1977 – Optical fiber was first used in telephone traffic. It is a flexible glass and plastic fiber that can transmit light and communication signals at a very high speed. It was visualised and demonstrated by Daniel Colladon and Jacques Babinet in 1840s but took the final usable product form in 20the century (1950s).
1998 – India and Bangladesh resolve to work together to ”root out terrorism”, push bilateral trade and harness river waters of the region.
2014 – Teddy Houlston became the youngest organ donor in Britain, aged only 100 minutes. The baby’s early death after delivery was anticipated because of a foreseen medical problem. Teddy’s twin was born healthy, but it was known Teddy’s life would be extremely short. Arrangements had been made in advance by the parents to permit donation of his kidneys and heart valves. Surgery began three minutes after death. Teddy’s two kidneys saved the life of an adult renal patient. The parents are proud of this good outcome
2025 – Terrorists kill at least 26 mostly Indian tourists and injure a dozen others in Pahalgam, Kashmir; the militant group known as The Resistance Front claim responsibility through social media. Indian PM Modi expressed a strong protest against Pakistan and ordered Indian Air Force to retaliate and demolish terrorist training camps in Pakistan. IAF launched the Operation Sindoor on May 07 early morning, and destroyed about 11 such terrorist locations. An estimated 300 ultras and their bosses/trainers were killed in over an hour long operation (pic credit-insightuk.org and A
P).
Born…. 1870 – Vladimir IIyich Lenin, Russian revolutionary freedom fighter and politician. He lead Bolshovik Revolution and headed USSR from 1917-24.
1915 – Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur. He wrote novels like Talxora, Dak Pokhili, Mekong Noi Dekhilu and many poems He participated in Quit India Movement but resigned from Congress Party in 1948 and joined Socialist Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha thrice between 1957, -62 -67 (pic by Avinibesh Sharma).
1916 – Kanan Devi, popular and early cinema actor, singer of Bengal, acted in Vidya Pati, Sesh Uttar, Parichaya, Mikti, Jawab, Street Singer and Mej Didi etc. She was given Padma Shri in 1968 and Dada Seheb Phalke award in 1976.
1924 – Baldev Raj Chopra, legendary Bollywood screenwriter, producer, director who directed produced Naya Daur, Kannen, Gumrah, Hamraj, Dhundh, Insaf Ka Tarzu etc.and epic serial Mahabharat. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Dada Saheb Phalke award.
You may have known…. 
The free kitchen (Langar) at the Golden Temple feeds up to 100,000 people a day. The Langar serves everyone regardless of religion, caste, nationality, or social status. This tradition represents the core Sikh values of equality, humility, and selfless service. The concept of Langar was introduced by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism. He believed that all human beings are equal and should share 
food together without any discrimination.
{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
