Today’s Motto: ‘No amount of regretting can change the past,……..

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

On this day,  July 25……..

1854 – Walter Hunt of New York City was awarded the first U.S. patent for a paper shirt collar. Very thin white paper was pasted on both sides of a base of thin white cotton muslin. After being cut out or stamped out of this material, such collars could be pressed between heated forms to the shape of the neck. To guard against the effect of perspiration, the collars were then varnished with a colourless bleached shellac which also enabled cleaning by wiping with a damp cloth. Also known for inventing Fountain Pen, Sewing machine, Street Sweaping equipments etc.

1871 – The first U.S. patent for perforated wrapping paper was awarded to Seth Wheeler of Albany, NY. The paper was wound into rolls and could easily be torn off at the perforations.

1909 – French aviator Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in a monoplane, travelling from Calais, France,

to Dover, England, in 37 minutes. This was the world’s first international overseas airplane flight (pic credit-Bridgeman Images).

1946 – 1st bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show.

1959 – A hovercraft crossed the English Channel for the first time.

1961 – Delhi upgraded as an A-class city on the basis of provisional Census figures of 1961.

1978 – Louise Joy Brown, the first test tube baby was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through the technique of in-vitro fertilisation.

1984 – Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya, made her second trip into space, during which she became the first woman to walk in space. Savitskaya carried out over three hours of experiments outside the orbiting space station Salyut Seven.

1997 – Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.

2000 – P.T. Usha, Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics.

2007 – Pratibha Patil is sworn in as India’s 1st female President.

2017 – Israeli authorities remove new metal detectors from Temple Mount / Haram al-Sharif after Palestinian protests amid rising tensions in Jerusalem.

2017 – Ram Nath Kovind becomes 14th President of India.

2019 – US Justice department announces resumption of use of the death penalty, scheduling five executions.

2023 – Scientists say crucial Atlantic ocean current near collapse – the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could reach its tipping point middle of this century.

Born….

1875 – Jim Corbett, writer, hunter and Forest conservation activist, who founded Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttranchal.

1929 – Somnath Chatterjee, veteran CPI (M) leader and lawyer who was Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009. Was elected to Lok Sabha 10 times (pic credit: Gaurav Shrotriyai & Govind for Photo Div. GOI)

1972 – Raageshwari, singer, actor, Mindfulness Speaker. Songs and acting in Mein Khilari Tu Anari, Dil Kitna Naadan Hai, Zid, Ankhen, Tum Jio Hazaron Saal, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, etc. She won 2 National and One Filmfare awards.

RIP….

2001 – Phoolan Devi, symbol of women rebelion, became  decoit in Behad forests of MP,  turned  politician later and also figured in a film  by her name and more on the subject (pic credit-India Content)

You may have known….

Situated on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi is sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Jains and also one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In many ways Varanasi epitomises the very best and worst aspects of India, and it can be a little overwhelming. The scene of pilgrims doing their devotions in the River Ganges at sunrise set against the backdrop of the centuries old temples is probably one of the most impressive sights in the world.

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