On this day:1919: Alcock and Brown take off for the first non-stop transatlantic flight 1949: Albert II becomes the first monkey in space 2002: A large asteroid, 2002 MN, just misses the Earth Born on this day:1928: Che Guevara, Argentine/Cuban physician, author, intellectual, diplomat, theorist Gone on this day:1920: Max Read more…
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On this day:1950: South Africa implements the Group Areas Act, a major pillar of apartheid 1983: Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central solar system Born on this day:1865: W. B. Yeats, Irish poet, Nobel Prize laureate Gone on this day:1927: Henry CK “Clan” Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor Read more…
International News Bitcoin Investment Gains in 2020 topped by the US With a profit of $4.1 billion, according to the latest report by Chainalysis, the US topped Bitcoin Investment Gains in 2020. Chinese traders stood second with a profit of $1.1 billion. India was ranked 18 with a profit of Read more…
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On this day:1964: Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison 1991: Boris Yeltsin becomes Russia’s first President 1994: The world’s largest twinjet, Boeing 777, takes off on its maiden flight Born on this day:1929: Anne Frank, German/Dutch author, Holocaust victim 2000: P. L. Deshpande, the Indian Marathi writer, dies Read more…
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International News First country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender: El Salvador El Salvador became the first country in the world to grant legal tender status to bitcoin. The use of bitcoin as legal tender will become law in 90 days and will be optional to use. This would bring Read more…
On this day:1817: The first predecessor of the bicycle, Laufmaschine, is demonstrated Karl Drais 1866: The Agra High Court (now the Allahabad High Court) is established in India 1938: China launches the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt invading Japanese forces Born on this day:1910: Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, Read more…
India and the World India elected as member of UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24 India was elected as a member of the ECOSOC, one of the six main organs of the UN, for a 3-year term of 2022-24. India was elected by the UNGA on June 7, in Read more…