Francis Albert Sinatra was born on the 12th of December 1915 in New Jersey, U.S., and passed away on 14th May, 1998. Do you know that Sinatra was a part of a group of performers who performed in Vegas known as the Rat Pack? Frank Sinatra was one of the most influential singers of the […]
The Pyramid of Khafre was built in Giza, Egypt, around 2570 BC. The Pyramid of Khafre was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khafre of the fourth dynasty. Built with limestone blocks easily weighing more than 2 tonnes, the Pyramid has a total height of 136.4 metres. Because of a steeper angle and a
Maqbool Fida Husain was born on the 17th of September 1915 in Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India, and passed away on 9th June, 2011. Do you know that in his early days when Husain had come to Mumbai, he used to paint cinema hoardings so as to earn money? The founding member of the Progressive Artists Group
Richard Milhous Nixon was born on the 9th of January 1913 in California, U.S., and passed away on 22nd April, 1994. Do you know that not only was Nixon an avid bowler, but also was gifted enough to play 5 musical instruments? Richard Nixon was a famous American political figure. He was the 37th President
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhui, lovingly known as Mother Teresa or the ‘Blessed Mother of Calcutta’, was born on the 26th of August 1910 in the Republic of Macedonia, and passed away on the 5th of September, 1997. Do you know that when she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, Mother Teresa declined the traditional honour
Oskar Schindler was born on the 28th of April 1908 in Austria, present-day Czech Republic, and passed away on the 9th of October 1974. Do you know that while Schindler initially hid the Jew investors for money during Holocaust, he eventually started giving them refuge for free? An ethnic German spy and member of the
Ian Lancaster Fleming was born on the 28th of May 1908 in Mayfair, London, and passed away on 12th August, 1964. Do you know that John F. Kennedy was a big fan of Ian Fleming and his work? An English author, novelist and naval intelligence officer, Ian Fleming wrote many books. The novels he was
The Obelisk at Victory Park was built in Moscow in the 1990s. The Obelisk at Victory Park is part of an outdoor museum to commemorate Russian victory over Napoleon. The Obelisk stands at a height of 141.8 metres. The obelisk also has a statue of goddess Nike and a monument of St. George slaying a
Sir Donald George Bradman was born on the 27th of August 1908 in New South Wales, Australia, and passed away on 25th February, 2001. Do you know that in the last innings of his career, Bradman needed only 4 runs to achieve a batting average of 100? However, he was dismissed for a duck. Popularly
Theodor Seuss Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, was born on the 2nd of March 1904 in Massachusetts, U.S., and passed away on 24th September, 1991. Do you know that Dr. Seuss did not hold a doctorate until much later when he was awarded an honorary one? He only added the ‘Dr.’ because of his
Julius Robert Oppenheimer was born on the 22nd of April 1904 in New York City, New York, U.S., and passed away on 18th February, 1967. Do you know that Oppenheimer was an extremely bright student? He completed the third and fourth grades in one year and the eighth grade in half a year. A theoretical
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dali was born on the 11th of May 1904 in Catalonia, Spain, and passed away on 23rd January, 1989. Do you know that Dali made accidental millionaires of his secretaries by paying them with commissions, which they later cashed for large sums of money? A prominent Spanish painter, Dali was best
Eric Arthur Blair, popularly known as George Orwell (pen name), was born on the 25th of June 1903 in Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India, and passed away on the 21st of January 1950. Do you know that George Orwell came up with his pen name by patriotically calling on St. George and the River Orwell?
The Aqueduct of Segovia is an aqueduct bridge that was built in Spain, in the second half of the 1st century AD. The Aqueduct of Segovia was built to transport water from River Rio Frio, 11 miles into the city. The Aqueduct was built with unmortised brick-like granite blocks. Constructed on two levels, the lower
Louis Daniel Armstrong, lovingly known as Pops, was born on the 4th of August 1901 in Louisiana, U.S., and passed away on 6th July, 1971. Do you know that not only did Armstrong perform all over the world in the 1950’s and 1960’s but also he was the first African American Jazz musician to write