Don't let other people's lives and wants set the course for your life.
On this day, 01 Nov....
1834 - First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game).
1858 - Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
1894 - Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris.
1901 - Dr. J.E. Gillman announced an X-ray treatment for breast cancer.
1931 - Dupont introduces synthetic rubber. (Synthetic rubber, like natural rubber, has uses in the automotive industry for tires, door and window profiles,hoses, belts, matting, and flooring. About 15 billion kilograms of rubbers are produced annually, and of that amount two thirds is synthetic).
1939 - A rabbit conceived by artificial impregnation. Was the first such animal in the US to be displayed.
1948 - An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
1954 - India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements. (The French establishments included Pondichéry, Karikal and Yanaon on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar Coast, and Chandernagor in Bengal. The possessions were originally acquired by the French East India Company beginning in the second half of the 17th century, and were de facto incorporated into the Union of India in 1950 and 1954).
1956 - Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh; Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU; Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
1966 - State of Haryana carved out of Punjab; Chandigarh territory created.
1973 - Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu .
1985 - Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
1982 - Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
2012 - Google's Gmail becomes the world's most popular email service.
Born....
1974 - Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer.
Titbits....
1896 - First bare-breasted women (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Magazine.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
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