Today’s Motto: ‘Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book.
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Mar. 03…….
78 – Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calendar started.
1575 – Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the B
attle of Tukaroi.
1821 – The first U.S. patent issued to a Black-American was granted to Thomas Jennings for a “dry-scouring”cleaning process.
1883 – The first steel vessels of the U.S. Navy were authorised by Congress.
1885 – Registered mail first authorised in US.
1892 – The first tuberculosis test on cattle in the U.S. was made by Dr. Leonard Pearson with tuberculin that he had brought from Europe (pic credit-Research Gate).
1923 – The first radio facsimile transmission to a distant point was made in the U.S.
1923 – Time magazine publishes 1st issue . Full name The International Magazine of Events.(Credit-Time).
1939 – In Mumbai (Bombay), Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest against autocratic rule in India.
1966 – Plans to begin broadcasting television programmes in colour from the following year were announced. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) would make Britain the first European country to have a schedule of colour programmes.
1996 – Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
2005 – Solo non-stop global flight was made by Steve Fossett. He landed from where he had taken off 67 hours 
earlier. (The first non-stop two-person flight around the world, was made in 1986 by Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan in nine days, covering 26,366 miles without refuelling). {Steve disappered on Sept. 03, 2007 on a short flight into dense forests, near South Nevada and didn’t return. Was decalred dead later}. (pic credit-The New York Times)
2017 – Mass grave of 800 children and infants confirmed at a former Catholic care home in Tuam, Ireland.
2021 – 38 people shot and killed by security forces in anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Born….
1839 – Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology. He started 
cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world. (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
1847 – Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor.
1947 – Swami Chinmayanand Saraswati, a respected spiritual Guru and teacher. Born in Ernakulam, first name Balakrina Menon (pic credit-www.cvv.ac.in).
1955 – Jaspal Bhatti, famous Punjabi comedian, TV actor who directed popular satire series Flop Show and Ulta Pulta, and acted in some comedy films. Was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2013 (pic credit-Bollywood Hangama; video-Shamaroo)).
1967 – Shankar Mahadevan, popular Bollywood and South Indian singer.
1989 – Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actor, daughter of famous villain Shakti Kapoor. Acted in films Aarohi, Ashiqi 2, Teen Patti, Ek Villain, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar etc. Won a Stardust and other awards (pic credit-Pinterest).
RIP….
1707 – Aurangzeb, 6th Mughal king. Known for his cruelty on Hindus and even on his father Shah Jahan.
1982 – Firaq Gorakhpuri (Raghupati Sahay), great Urdu poet, writer and political activist. Worked for All India Radio. Was awarded Sahitya Akademy and Gyanpeeth Puruskar. Also Padam Bhushanby Govt of India.
You may have known….
The United States exports 20.4 billion dollars’ worth of blood a year.
(Compiled by Lt. Gen. (R) Raj Kadyan}
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