Today’s Motto: ‘Real life histories are not written in words but in actions’

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

On this day,  July 30……….

1739 – German immigrant Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in US. (Earlier glass making in America failed as the British Crown discouraged it due to high taxes, so they could sell their own glass wares to the colonies).

1898 – Corn Flakes were invented by William Kellogg. At Battle Creek Sanitarium, the superintendent, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg, his younger brother and business manager, invented many grain-based foods, including a coffee substitute. In 1894 they unintentionally invented a flaked cereal process based on wheat.

1909 – Wright Brothers deliver 1st military plane to the army ( pic credit-www.history.com).

1935 – 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution.

1947 – The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.

1988 – Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m.

2003 – The last ‘old style’ Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico.

2018 – Four million people excluded from Assam National Register of Citizens in India prompts fears of deportation, loss of citizenship.

Born….

1863 – Henry Ford, American inventor and automobile manufacturer.

1883 – Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist.

1928 – Sulochana Devi, veteran Bollywood actor.  Known for her role in Sampooran Ramayan, Gora Aur Kala, Azaad, Muqabala, Jeevan Dhara etc.  Was awarded Padma Shri, Sangeet Kala Academy and a Filmfare award.

1969 – Mandakini  (real name Yaseen Joseph), Bollywood actor. Known for role in Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Was nominated for Filmfare award once.

1973 – Sonu Nigam, popular singer/actor. Has worked in films like Betaab, Ek Anokhi Kahani,  Jaani Dushman , Love in Nepal, Santa Banta etc. Has been awarded Padam Shri and a Filmfare award.

RIP….

1622 – Goswami Tulsidas, (real name Rambola Dubey) a devotee of God Rama, Saint, great poet and writer of Ramayana, Ramcharit Manas, Hanuman Chalisa etc.  Lived up 111 years.

You may have known….

Sinhgarh, or Sinhgad: (The Lion’s Fort), is a fortress located roughly 30 kilometres southwest of the city of Pune. The fort has been the site ofmany important battles, most notably the Battle of Sinhagad in 1671. It was also strategically located at the centre of a string of other forts such as Rajgad, Purandar and Torna. Also won by Shivji Maratha in a battle  against Aurangzeb forces.

It is situated on a hill rising some 760 metres above ground level and 1,312 metres above mean sea level. Given natural protection by its very steep slopes, the walls and bastions were constructed at only key places; it has two gates – the Kalyan Darwaza in the south-east and the Pune Darwaza in the north-east.

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