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World Students' Day Today in History

World Students' Day

Dileep Kumar C P October 14, 2020

The United Nations declared October 15 as World Students' Day in 2010 to honour Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.  It marks the birth anniversary of former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.    World St…

National Librarians Day in India (12th August) Today in History

National Librarians Day in India (12th August)

Dileep Kumar C P August 11, 2020

Photo Credit : Umeshan D P, Librarian, JNV, Kottayam  Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (S.R.R.) [1] ( listen   ( help · info ) 12 August 1892 – 27 September 1972) was a mathematician and librarian f…

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Today in History

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Dileep Kumar C P August 05, 2020

The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the…

Phoenix Today in History

Phoenix

Dileep Kumar C P August 04, 2020

Phoenix , U.S. space probe launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Aug. 4, 2007; it landed on May 25, 2008, in the north polar region of Mars . Phoenix’s main obj…

Mangal Pandey Today in History

Mangal Pandey

Dileep Kumar C P July 19, 2020

Mangal Pandey , (born July 19, 1827, Akbarpur, India—died April 8, 1857, Barrackpore), Indian soldier whose attack on British officers on March 29, 1857, was the first major incident of what came…

Nelson Mandela Today in History

Nelson Mandela

Dileep Kumar C P July 18, 2020

Nelson Mandela , in full Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , byname Madiba , (born July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa—died December 5, 2013, Johannesburg), black nationalist and the first black presid…