We try to teach our children all about life; they teach us what life is all about.
On this day, 08 Dec....
1946 - The first test in the U.S. of a snow-melting apparatus embedded in a sidewalk was made in New York City.
On this day, 08 Dec....
1946 - The first test in the U.S. of a snow-melting apparatus embedded in a sidewalk was made in New York City.
1970 - Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India. (In military organisations, the practice of carrying colours, standards or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Ancient Egypt some 5,000 years ago. Regimental flags are generally awarded to a regiment by a head-of-State during a ceremony. They are therefore treated with reverence as they represent the honour and traditions of the regiment. Colours may be inscribed with the names of battles or other symbols representing former achievements. Regiments tended to adopt "colour guards", composed of experienced or élite soldiers, to protect their colours. As a result, the capture of an enemy's standard was considered as a great feat of arms. They are never capriciously destroyed – when too old to use they are replaced and then laid-up in museums, religious buildings and other places of significance to their regiment. However, in most modern armies, standing orders now call for the Colours to be intentionally destroyed if they are ever in jeopardy of being captured by the enemy. Due to the advent of modern weapons, and subsequent changes in tactics, Colours are no longer carried into battle, but continue to be used at events of formal character).
1980 - Former Beatle and long-time activist John Lennon was shot outside his apartment building in New York City by Mark David Chapman, a deranged fan.
1987 - US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles.
1992 - World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition; temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain.
1980 - Former Beatle and long-time activist John Lennon was shot outside his apartment building in New York City by Mark David Chapman, a deranged fan.
1987 - US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles.
1992 - World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition; temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain.
1993 - The U.S. Secretary of Defense declared that the Global Positioning System, accurate within 100 meters, had 24 GPS satellites operating in their assigned orbits, available for navigation use at Standard Positioning Service (SPS) levels for civil users.
1996 - Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days).
1996 - Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days).
Born....
1730 - Dutch-English physician who discovered photosynthesis by identifying that sunlight gave green plants the ability to take in carbon dioxide, fix the carbon, and purified the air (returned oxygen) to the benefit of respiration of animals.
1935 - Dharmendra, film actor.
1946 - Sharmila Tagore, film actress.
RIP....
1870 - Thomas Brassey, early English railway contractor who built railway lines worldwide.
1896 - Jan Ingenhousz, German statistician, known for the "Engel curve," or Engel's law, which states that the proportion of expenditure on food will fall as income rises, i.e. food is a necessary good. Engel's law applies to goods as a whole. Demand for food, clothing and shelter - and for most manufactured products - doesn't keep pace with increases in incomes.
Titbits....
1999 - Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
1730 - Dutch-English physician who discovered photosynthesis by identifying that sunlight gave green plants the ability to take in carbon dioxide, fix the carbon, and purified the air (returned oxygen) to the benefit of respiration of animals.
1935 - Dharmendra, film actor.
1946 - Sharmila Tagore, film actress.
RIP....
1870 - Thomas Brassey, early English railway contractor who built railway lines worldwide.
1896 - Jan Ingenhousz, German statistician, known for the "Engel curve," or Engel's law, which states that the proportion of expenditure on food will fall as income rises, i.e. food is a necessary good. Engel's law applies to goods as a whole. Demand for food, clothing and shelter - and for most manufactured products - doesn't keep pace with increases in incomes.
Titbits....
1999 - Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
Good morning. Have a nice day.
Lt Gen Raj Kadyan
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