Today’s Motto: ‘We run faster when we have lost our way’
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, 24 Jul….
(Income Tax Day in India, commemorating the introduction of income tax in 1860).
1844 – Henry Rossiter Worthington patented the independent s
ingle direct-acting steam power pump, an invention which laid the foundation of the entire pump industry.
1847 – Richard M. Hoe of New York City patented the rotary type printing press creati a revolution in printing by rolling a cylinder over stationary plates of inked type and using the cylinder to make an impression on paper.
1851 – Window tax abolished in Britain. (The window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house. It was a significant social, cultural, and architectural force in England, France, Ireland and Scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. To avoid the tax some houses from the period can be seen to have bricked-up window-spaces (ready to be glazed or reglazed at a later date).
1932 – Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanita
rian activities (pic credit-pinterest.com).
1933 – Dr. W. F. Reinhoff Jr. performed the first successful lung removal operation (extirpation of the lung) because of cancer.
1935 – 1st greeting telegram sent in Britain.
1938 – Nescafé instant coffee was commercially introduced in Switzerland by the Nestlé company, as it assists the Brazilian government in solving its coffee surplus problem.
1985 – PM Rajiv Gandhi signs peace accord with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowal. 
Called the Punjab Accord, it ended the four-year old agitation in Punjab (pic credit-HT Media).
1989 – A majority of opposition members in Lok Sabha resign on the issue of C & AG report on Bofors gun deal.
1997 – The same Scottish scientists who produced Dolly the cloned sheep, announced they had cloned a sheep with human genes. Dolly and four other cloned lambs mark a mileston
e in the effort to alter the genetic make-up of animals. It is hoped that similar animals will eventually provide human drugs, milk and transplant organs as well as aiding medical research.
1997 – Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
2000 – S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
2019 – 19-year-old Hungarian swimmer Kristóf Milák breaks Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old 200m Butterfly world record at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, swimming 1:50.73, 0.78s faster than Phelps.
2019 – Global warming is the fastest in 2,000 years and scientific consensus that humans are the cause is at 99%, according to three major reports published in journals “Nature” and “Nature Geoscience”.
Born…. 1911 – Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player. A disciple of Allauddin Khan, he is credited with 
popularizing the flute as a concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and also the “Pioneer of Indian Classical Flute”. Born in Barisal, Bangladesh, he innovated Indian vocal music and composed Ragas like Darbari, Puriya, Bohag etc. and invented 42″ brass Flute with just 4 holes and later a 7-hole flute. He composede music for some films like Sneh Bandhan (1940) and Andhiyan in 1952, played with veterans like Ali Akbar Khan and Pt. Ravi Shanker.
1933 – John A
niston, Greek-American actor known for roles in Days of Our lives, Search for Tomorrow, Journeyman etc. He won 3 awards including Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement award in 2022.
1937 -Manoj Kumar. Iconic Bharat Kumar of Indian cinema. was an actor, writer, director, producer, born as Harikrishan Giri Goswami in Abottabad (now in Pakistan) acted in popular and successful films like Shaheed, Upkaar, Purab Aur Paschim, Do Badan, Hariyali Aur Raasta, Himalaya Ki Gode Mein, Fashion, Chand, Kaanch Ki Gudiya, Piya Milan Ki Ass, Voh Kaun Thi, Pehchaan etc. He also joined BJP in 2004, He has was honoured with Padma Shri, won 2 National Film awa
rds, 8 Filmfare including Lifetime Achievement and Dadasaheb Phalke award in 2015. He died on April 4 this year due to heart problem.
1945 -Azim Premji, a legendary Indian budsinessan, industrialist and Chairman of Wipro Ltd., an IT and consumer products company. He has been among top Asian businessmen and a great philanthropist. His worth is $4.5 billion.
1990 – D
aveigh Elizabeth Chase, American actress, who starred in The Ring, ‘Lilo And Stitch, Big Love with famous roles as Samanta Darco, a cult film. She was nominated in 6 International fiolm awards and won 3 like Young Artist award, and as a villain.
You may have known….
The majority of India’s population resides in rural areas, with about 72.2% living in villages, while the remaining 27.8% live in towns and urban agglomerations. Specifically, the rural populatio
n inhabits roughly 638,000 villages, and the urban population resides in approximately 5,480 towns and urban areas. With about 72.2% living in villages, while the remaining 27.8% live in towns and urban agglomerations. Specifically, the rural population inhabits roughly 638,000 
villages, and the urban population resides in approximately 5,480 towns and urban areas. {Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}