Today’s Motto: ‘A great leader is not defined by the absence of Weakness…..

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

On this day, 01 Nov….

1800 – John Adams becomes the first US president to live in White House.

1848 – The Boston Female Medical School became the first medical school in the world exclusively for women, opened for 12 students. Founded by Samuel Gregory, who disapproved of male doctors attending childbirth, its early curriculum focused on midwifery.

1858 – Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company’s loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of ‘Princes, Chiefs and People of India’. British  Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India. She ruled Britain for 63 years 216 days  from 20 June 1837 to 22 Jan. 1901 and India after failed Struggle by Indian Freedom Fighters in  1857  (pic credit-Alexander Bassano for Wikipedia)

1879 – The world’s first all-steel railroad bridge was placed in service over the Missouri River at Glasgow, Missouri, US. By the 1890’s nearly all new bridges were all-steel. The Glasgow bridge was replaced for heavier traffic by a new bridge in 1900 reusing some of the substructure, but with Parker truss spans.

1901 – Dr. J.E. Gillman announced an X-ray treatment for breast cancer.

1931 – Synthetic rubber was introduced by Dupont.

1939 – A rabbit conceived by artificial impregnation, was the first such animal in the U.S. to be displayed.

1948 – An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.

1952 – In the first United States test of a thermonuclear device, a hydrogen bomb dubbed “Mike,” was exploded at Eniwetok Atholl in the Pacific. It exploded with a blinding white fireball more than three miles across, completely obliterating Elugelab, leaving an underwater crater a 6240-ft wide and 164-ft deep in the atoll where an island had once been. Eighty million tons of soil were lifted into the air by the blast. The yield was several million tons of TNT. It was a thousand times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, a blast greater than all the explosives used during WW II. The mushroom cloud rose to top out in 5 mins at 135,000 ft (the top of the stratosphere) and eventually spread to 1000 miles wide. (Within nine months, Russia tested their own H-bomb).

1954 – French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.

1956 – Indian Government re-organises the states according to linguistic principles.

1966 – Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh territory created.

1984 – Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister.
1985 – Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.

2023- “AI” named the most notable word of the year by Chambers Dictionary.

Born….

1863 – George Safford Parker, an American inventor who perfected the fountain pen and founded the Parker Pen Company to manufacture it.

1965 – Padmini Kolhapure, popular Bollywood actor. Known for her successful roles in Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Insaf Ka Tarazu, Woh 7 Din, Prem Rog, Sautan etc. She did about 75 films and won 3 Filmfare and several other awards.

1973 – Aishwarya Rai, one of the most beautiful Bollywood actors. A model who won Miss World Pagent in 1994  and became heart-throbe of Indian cine world, She actdcin Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and English  films, notably for Taal, Ham Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas, Dhoom 2, Sarkar, Guzarish, SDarbajit, Zazba,  Raincoat etc. She won Padam Shri, 2 Filmfare, Stardust, Screen  etc.   about 125 awards in her film career so far. She is married to Abhishek Bachchan, son of veteran Amitabh Bachchan. (video credit-Tips Offical)

1973 – Tisca Chopra,  Bollywood actor, who acted Tare Zamin Par,  etc. She

won 2 Filmfare, a Big Star and a StarDust award. First film was India’s entry to Academy Awards for Oscar but lost in contest.

1974 – Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, the great grand-nephew of 2nd President of India Dr. Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan,  is middle order Right Hand Batsamn, commentator, administrator. Called God of the 4th innings,  due to his stroke plays and  2 centuries in 4th innings. in 2005 and 2006. Played 134  Tests with 17 centuries, 56 half-centuries  and 281 as his highest score. Awarded Padam Shri, a place in Wisdon Book of Cricket Records. He played for Deccan Chargers Hyderabad in IPL.

You may have known….

Joint family system: The joint-family system is one of the basic features of Hindu /Sanatan social organisation. Therefore, since Hinduism is the primarily practised religion in India, the joint-family system constitutes the majority of family structures in India. The joint-family system is described as follows: “In structure, it comprises a married man, his father, his grandfather and his collaterals within three generations. The different kinsmen along with their spouses and children occupy the same dwelling, eat and worship together, and enjoy property in common. They cooperate in economic activity and, even if the members are differentiated occupationally, pool their earnings. The joint-family provides nursing care for the sick and afflicted, social security for the unemployed, and support for the aged. They share the various routines, problems, and joys of social living, have strong feelings of mutual obligation during crises, and regard self-interest as being identical with family welfare. Their respect for the wisdom and justice of the eldest male permits him and his spouse to render decisions which affect each and every member of the unit” (pic credit-Bengalore Mirror)

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