On This Day:
1912: German scientist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift laying the foundation for Plate Tectonics which explains why continents move.
1907:Â Maria Montessori opens her first school leading to the evolution of Montessori’s schools all over the world.
Born on This Day:Â
1883: Kahlil Gibran: Lebanese/American poet
1966: A R Rahman: Known as Mozart of Madras
Gone on This Day:
1919: Theodore Roosevelt: 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize winner
1852: Louis Braille French educator, inventor of Braille Script for the visually impaired
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