Wishing everyone a very happy and joyous Diwali. (Diwali dates back to ancient times in India, as a festival after the summer harvest in the Hindu calendar month of Kartika. It is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs to mark different historical events, stories or myths but they all symbolise the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, hope over despair. The preparations and rituals typically extend over a five-day period. The festivities start with Dhanteras (in Northern & Western part of India), followed by Naraka Chaturdasi on second day, Deepavali on the third day, Diwali Padva dedicated to wife–husband relationship on the fourth day, and festivities end with Bhai-dooj dedicated to sister–brother bond on the fifth day. Diwali is one of the biggest shopping seasons India).
Even those who assert that everything is predestined and cannot be changed, still look both ways before crossing a street.
On this day, 11 Nov....
1851 - The first U.S. patent for a telescope design was issued to Alvan Clar, who as a portrait painter, was interested in astronomy .
1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veterans' Day in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
1940 - The Jeep made its debut. (Jeep is a brand of American automobiles. Current product range consists solely of sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles, but has also included pickup trucks in the past).
1942 - During World War II, Germany completed its occupation of France.
1952 - The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in California.
1972 - The US Army turned over its base at Long Bihn to the South Vietnamese army. The event symbolized the end of direct involvement in the Vietnam War by the US military.
1988 - The oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) were reported in Science.
1990 - Stormie Jones, the world's first heart-liver transplant recipient, died at a Pittsburgh hospital at age 13.
Even those who assert that everything is predestined and cannot be changed, still look both ways before crossing a street.
On this day, 11 Nov....
1851 - The first U.S. patent for a telescope design was issued to Alvan Clar, who as a portrait painter, was interested in astronomy .
1918 - World War I came to an end when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice. This day became recognized as Veterans' Day in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
1940 - The Jeep made its debut. (Jeep is a brand of American automobiles. Current product range consists solely of sport utility vehicles and off-road vehicles, but has also included pickup trucks in the past).
1942 - During World War II, Germany completed its occupation of France.
1952 - The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in California.
1972 - The US Army turned over its base at Long Bihn to the South Vietnamese army. The event symbolized the end of direct involvement in the Vietnam War by the US military.
1988 - The oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) were reported in Science.
1990 - Stormie Jones, the world's first heart-liver transplant recipient, died at a Pittsburgh hospital at age 13.
1993 - In Washington the Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated to honour the more than 11,000 women who had served in the Vietnam War.
1998 - India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries.
2002 - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India.
Born....
1771 - Ephraim McDowell. American physician who was a pioneer in abdominal surgery. On 13 Dec 1809, he diagnosed a patient (who had at first thought she was pregnant with twins) as having a huge ovarian tumour needing surgical removal. He performed the first ovariotomy in the US. In this era there were no anaesthetics, but he successfully removed a 22-pound tumour.
1910 - Raemer Edgar Schreiber. (Was an American physicist who during World War II was one of the scientists that worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs).
1924 - Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer.
RIP....
1938 - Mary Mallon or Typhoid Mary, American patient who was the quarantined disease carrier, known as Typhoid Mary, the famous typhoid carrier in the New York City area in the early 20th century. (Fifty-one original cases of typhoid and three deaths were directly attributed to her, although she herself was immune to the typhoid bacillus. The outbreak of Typhus in Oyster Bay, Long Island, in 1904 puzzled the scientists because they thought they had wiped out the deadly disease. Mallon's case showed that a person could be a carrier without showing any outward signs of being sick. She died not from typhoid but from the effects of a paralytic stroke dating back to 25 Dec 1932).
Titbits....
1790 - Chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China. These hardy plants have since been found native in Japan, northern Africa, and southern Europe. Their flowers come in every color except blue. Their blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes.
1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Irises" was sold for a then record 53.9 million dollars in New York.
1998 - India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries.
2002 - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates pledged $100 million to fight AIDS in India.
Born....
1771 - Ephraim McDowell. American physician who was a pioneer in abdominal surgery. On 13 Dec 1809, he diagnosed a patient (who had at first thought she was pregnant with twins) as having a huge ovarian tumour needing surgical removal. He performed the first ovariotomy in the US. In this era there were no anaesthetics, but he successfully removed a 22-pound tumour.
1910 - Raemer Edgar Schreiber. (Was an American physicist who during World War II was one of the scientists that worked on the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bombs).
1924 - Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer.
RIP....
1938 - Mary Mallon or Typhoid Mary, American patient who was the quarantined disease carrier, known as Typhoid Mary, the famous typhoid carrier in the New York City area in the early 20th century. (Fifty-one original cases of typhoid and three deaths were directly attributed to her, although she herself was immune to the typhoid bacillus. The outbreak of Typhus in Oyster Bay, Long Island, in 1904 puzzled the scientists because they thought they had wiped out the deadly disease. Mallon's case showed that a person could be a carrier without showing any outward signs of being sick. She died not from typhoid but from the effects of a paralytic stroke dating back to 25 Dec 1932).
Titbits....
1790 - Chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China. These hardy plants have since been found native in Japan, northern Africa, and southern Europe. Their flowers come in every color except blue. Their blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes.
1987 - Vincent Van Gogh's "Irises" was sold for a then record 53.9 million dollars in New York.
1998 - Jay Cochrane set a record for the longest blindfolded skywalk. He walked on a tightrope between the towers of the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas. The towers are 600 feet apart.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
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