On This Day On This Day | 17 April

On This Day | 17 April

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On this day: 1875: Modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a British officer in Jabalpur, India 1983: India entered space age launching SLV-3 rocket Gone on this day: 1790: Benjamin Franklin, American politician, scientist, publisher 1975: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and leader, Second President of India 2014: Gabriel García Read more…

On This Day 1 On This Day | 15 April

On This Day | 15 April

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On this day: 1948: Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created 1935 The Eastman Kodak Company launches Kodachrome 1989: A small group of students initiates pro-democracy protest on Tiananmen Square in Beijing 1994: The World Trade Organization is founded Born on this day: 1452: Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect Read more…