Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, unless we spice it up.
On this day, 02 Nov...
1924 - Sunday Express publishes first British crossword puzzle.
1936 - The world's first high-definition television service began by the BBC. Its range was about 35 miles, though only 25 had been predicted. The service was opened by a televised ceremony.
1950 - Concentrated milk was first test-marketed in the US. Fresh milk contains about 88% water. Partial water removal concentrates the milk to one-third of its original volume yielding heavy, creamy-looking milk. This gives benefits including improved shelf-life, reduced storage space, and lower weight saving transportation cost. The high-temperature processing of evaporated or condensed milk results in changed taste. Concentrated milk, however, is made at lower pressures and temperatures so that when water is added, it tastes like fresh whole milk with the same food values.
1953 - Pakistan becomes islamic republic.
1955 - American investigators Carlton Schwerdt and FL Schaffer crystallized the polio virus. Their research laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.
1957 - The first titanium mill was opened in Toronto, Ohio by the Titanium Metals Corp. The birth of a tonnage structural metal industry is an unusual event. Only three such births have occurred in the past 100 years - aluminum, magnesium, and titanium
1976 - Lok Sabha passes the 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill making India a Socialist Secular Republic and laying down the fundamental duties of citizens.
1988 A computer "worm" unleashed by a Cornell University graduate student, Robert T. Morris, began replicating wildly, clogging thousands of computers around the country. Intended as an experimental, self-replicating, self-propagating programme, Morrissoon discovered that the programme was infecting machines at a much faster rate than he had anticipated. Computers were affected at many universities, military sites, and medical research facilities. When Morris realized what was happening he sent an anonymous message, instructing programmers how to kill the worm and prevent reinfection. However, because the network route was clogged, this message did not get through until it was too late. Morris, was later tried, fined and given probation.
Born....
1534 - Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru.
1897 - Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor.
RIP....
1774 - Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
1885 - Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first great Marathi musical drama playwright.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
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