what is interesting about today ?
Stainless steel was produced for the first time today in 1913. Credit goes to English metallurgist Harry Brearley. He discovered that adding chromium to molten iron produced a metal that did not rust. This gave new life to the steel … Continue reading 13 August : The story of ‘Stainless steel’
Nobody knew when they started constructing the tower that one day this tower would become world famous because of its faulty design. But it happened and today we all admire this beautiful tower. It’s the Leaning tower of Pisa. The … Continue reading 9 Aug : Why “Leaning” Tower of Pisa ?
Can you think of a day without internet ? Think and you would find everything that you do the whole day needs internet. Whether its office work or chatting with friends, using social media or teaching your kids, anything and … Continue reading 6 Aug : Birth of the internet 25 years ago
Can you imagine a day on roads without Traffic lights. What a chaos it can be ! But the scene today is completely ordered as electric traffic lights were put in place 102 years ago. It was today in 1914 when world’s … Continue reading 5 Aug : First Electric Traffic Light on road
Sounds weird but its true ! A leather manufacturing company ‘Tandy Leathers’ bought to the world, one of the earliest mass produced personal computers. Tandy Corporation teamed up with Radio Shack to release the TRS-80 Micro Computer System. T = … Continue reading 3 Aug : When leather manufacturing company sold computers
We all breathe Oxygen but don’t know how it came into existence. It was not that easy to identify what gas is responsible for life ? Today in 1774, British scientist Joseph Priestley solved the puzzle. He used a magnifying … Continue reading 1 Aug : Breathing component of life was discovered
The first oscar winning Cartoon short film “Flowers and Trees” was released today in 1932. It was, off course, a Walt Disney creation. The film was made in black and white and later was tested for technicolour. Enjoy the movie here. Continue reading 30 july : “Flowers and Trees” blossomed on Oscar platform
Today is the biggest day in tech history. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA was established today 60 years ago. Know what it has done in sex decades. Continue reading 29 July : NASA was established today
Sometimes, one day has several moods… Today is one of those days… India won the Kargil war 18 years ago… We celebrate the win every year, and also mourn the deaths of the soldiers who fought brilliantly for us… Continue reading 26 July : Celebration and mourning : Two sides of the same coin
Giving birth to a life is a blessing for a woman. But there are woman who are not blessed. But only before today in 1978, exactly 40 year ago. Because the day changed the lives of such woman. Know details inside. Continue reading 25 July : World’s first test tube baby was born
Gaming is fun… It has no boundation of age, sex, status etc. Nintendo knew this about 125 years ago. Remember playing Mario and Pokemon. The father of gaming industry, are here again with a spoonful of knowledge. Continue reading 15 July : Nintendo’s Famicom – From ‘Mario’ to ‘Pokemon Go’
All planets revolve around the sun. This theory is ages old but do you know when first time Italian Astronomer Galileo Galilei proposed this theory, he was punished for the same today in 1663. Continue reading 22 June : Truth is actually bitter in case of Galileo Galilei
