Today’s Motto: ‘Given is never as satisfying as the earned’

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History! 

On this day,  Jun. 24………..

1873 – Samuel Clemens (the author known as Mark Twain) received a U.S. patent for a self-pasting Scrapbook. (Earlier, in 1871, Samuel Clemens received his first patent for “An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Garment Straps”).

1894 – Decision was taken to hold modern Olympics every 4 years.

1930 – The first radar detection of aircraft took place (in US).

1943 – Dr. William Randolph Lovelace II jumped out of a B-17 bomber flying at 40,200 feet in order to test the emergency oxygen unit he had designed with colleagues. It was his first ever parachute jump. (An unaided parachutist at such high altitude would quickly lose consciousness due to lack of oxygen, and unable to pull the parachute ripcord when needed. When he opened his parachute, it was the sudden deceleration of 32 g’s, which knocked him unconscious. He lost a glove, and in the sub-zero (-40º F) temperature his hand became frostbitten. The oxygen unit kept him alive. He regained consciousness at a lower altitude, and landed almost 24 minutes after he bailed out. His test led to development of automatic parachute opening devices).

1946 – Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt pending constitution in New Delhi.

1961- Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 took to air for the first time.

1963 – The first demonstration of a home video recorder was made at the BBC News Studios in London. The open-reel recorder was mounted on the top of a television cabinet. Developed by Norman Rutherford and Michael Turner.

1986 – Indian government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.

1989 – A Majority of Opposition Members in the Lok Sabha Resign on the Issue of the CAG Report on the Bofors Gun Deal.

1991 – The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.

2011 – The cell phone of Osama bin Laden’s courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to Pakistan’s intelligence agencies.

2018 – Women drive for the first time in Saudi Arabia after ban is lifted.

2019 – Mysterious sickness affects 718 children with 152 deaths around Indian city of Muzaffarpur, previously thought due to lychee fruit but now unknown.

2023 – Wagner Group mercenaries led by Yevgeny Prigozhin rebel against Vladimir Putin’s government, march towards Moscow, only a last minute deal by Aleksander Lukashenko gets them to stand down and move to Belarus.

Born….

1885 – Master Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal (pic credit-The Sikh Times).

1908 – Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, actor and teacher Was awarded Sangeet Natak Akademy award. in  2021( pic credit-Narthaki). 

1962 – Gautam Adani,  India’s top businessman. Has industries like Agro processing, steel, avaition infra,  Has a net worth of US $ 85.5 Billion (1924)

RIP….

1966 – Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switzerland), 117 die.

1980 – Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India. Was a labour  unions leader. With PM Indira Gandhi tacit backing he defeated the Congress Party’s official candidate Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy for the post in August 1969. Awarded Bharat Ratna later.

Titbits….

1974 – India all out for 42 in Lord’s Test cricket in 77 mins.

2010 – Longest match in tennis history: John Isner of the U.S. defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon after 11 hours, 5 minutes of play over three days (pic credit-Getty Images). 

You may have known….

Strong earthquakes can make the earth spin faster.

 

{Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}