Today’s Motto: ‘We were not put on this earth to remain stagnant’

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On this day, 12 Jun….

1837 – British inventors William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone received a patent for their electromagnetic telegraph.

1849 – The forerunner of modern gas masks is patented by Lewis Phectic Haslett.. His “inhaler or lung protector” design used woolen fabric (or other porous material) to filter dust and other material from the air.

1897 – The Swiss Army Knife was patented by Carl Elsener.

1897 – Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe.

1906 – Sound movies were patented by John Ballance.

1913 – The first animated cartoon made in the U.S. by modern techniques was released.

1964 — Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa.

1952 – J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.

1965 – Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies.

1975 – Indira Gandhi was convicted of electoral malpractices by the Allahabad High Court. The court declared her 1971 election to the Lok Sabha null and void, and she was also barred from holding elected office for six years.

1979 – The Gossamer Albatross flew across the English Channel, an airplane powered solely by human power. Cyclist Bryan Allen used a pedalling mechanism.

1990 – Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.

2012 – World Health Organization concludes that diesel exhaust causes cancer.

2018 – Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump – first time a North Korean leader and an incumbent US President have ever met.

RIP….

1761 – Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died after losing in the battle of Panipat. (12 or 23 June?).

1997 – Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer.
2003 – Gregory Peck, American actor.

Titbits….

1935 – Senator Huey Long of Louisiana spoke continually for 15½ hours in Senate’s longest speech on record (150,000 words).

You may have known….

A 2008 report indicates that 13% of XEROX employees in the US are Indian.

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