On this day:
2001: Wikipedia goes online, Founded by Jimmy Wales the online encyclopedia has since become the largest reference work on the internet.
1973: US president Nixon orders ceasefire in Vietnam
Born on this day:
1929: Martin Luther King, Jr. American activist, Nobel Prize winner for peace, heavily influenced by the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi
1918: Gamal Abdel Nasser Egyptian army officer, politician, 2nd President of Egypt
Gone on this day:
1919: Rosa Luxemburg: Russian economist, philosopher
More GK & Current Affairs Resources:
- Attempt today’s Daily GK Quiz
- Read today’s Daily Current Affairs Update
- Attempt topicwise General Knowledge Practice Quiz
- Download Monthly Current Affairs Compilations
- Read about this month’s Important Days
- Revise your General Knowledge with Weekly GK Revision Quiz
