Helen Adams Keller was born on the 27th of June 1880 in Alabama, U.S., and passed away on 1st June, 1968. Do you know that Helen Keller was the recipient of an Oscar? Not only that, she is known to have written to 8 U.S. presidents, all of whom replied to her. An American author, […]
Ahimsaka was a good student, and the other students were jealous of him. They started telling false tales to the teacher about him. The teacher believed them, and told Ahimsaka, “You must bring me a thousand people’s fingers as payment for your lessons.” Ahimsaka was upset, but did as his teacher asked. He cut off
The San Jacinto Monument is built in Harris County, Texas, United States, between 1936 and 1939. The San Jacinto Monument was built to honour the battle of San Jacinto, which played an instrumental role in the Texas Revolution. At 172.92 metres in height, the monument is the world’s tallest masonry column. The octagonal shaped column
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist born on 14th March, 1879 in Germany, and passed away on the 18th of April 1955. Do you know that Einstein was so well known in the United States that people would stop him on the road to ask him about ‘that theory’? Eventually, Einstein would tell people they
Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, popularly known as Joseph Stalin, was born on the 18th of December 1878 in the Russian Empire and passed away on 5th March, 1953. Do you know that Stalin changed his birth name to Stalin, because the word ‘Stalin’ means ‘man of steel’? The leader of the Soviet Union for almost 30
A disciple of the Buddha once asked permission to record his sayings in a book. “It will guide us when we are in doubt,” he said. The Buddha replied, “There was once a monk who had many followers. His disciples recorded all his sayings in a book. Whenever the disciples had to do something, they
Florence Nightingale Graham, who adopted the business name, Elizabeth Arden was born on the 31st of December 1878 in Ontario, Canada, and passed away on 18th October, 1966. Do you know that Elizabeth Arden had a passion for horse racing, and had even established stables? Her horse even won the Kentucky Derby in 1947. Elizabeth
Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, popularly known as Mata Hari, was born on the 7th of August 1876 in Netherlands and passed away on 15th October, 1917. Do you know that by using her name as a dancer Mata Hari entered the world of espionage, and is thus very often considered by many as a Femme Fatale?
The Transparent Bridge is built in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Hunan Province, China, in 2016. The Transparent Bridge hanging above the Zhangjiajie Canyon is 430 metres long and 6 metres wide. It has a 300-metre vertical drop. Built to resemble a glass structure that fades into the clouds, the transparent bridge hangs between two summits.
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, popularly known as Sardar Patel, was born on the 31th of October 1875 in Gujrat, then Bombay Presidency, British India, and passed away on 15th December, 1950. Do you know that Vallabhbhai Patel is considered to be the Patron Saint of Indian Civil Servants because of his constructive role in the creation
Erik Weisz, popularly known as Harry Houdini, was born on the 24th of March 1874 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, and passed away on the 31st of October 1926. Do you know that Houdini was the third person, to fly across Australia in 1910? He was quite the aviation aficionado and even learnt to pilot. Harry Houdini
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born on the 30th of November 1874 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, and passed away on the 24th of January, 1965. Do you know that Winston Churchill had received a Nobel Prize for literature in 1953? He was also the first person to use the term OMG in a letter. Half American,
The National War Memorial was built in Ottawa, Canada, in 1939. The Memorial is a tall granite arch topped with bronze sculptures. The arch was built to commemorate the Canadians who fought and lost their lives in World War-I, World War-II, Korean War, Second Boer War and War in Afghanistan. The total height of the
Orville Wright was born on the 19th of August 1871 in Ohio, U.S., and passed away on the 30th of January 1948. Do you know that in 1903 Orville Wright was the first person to ever be involved in the first fatal aviation accident? Orville Wright was one half of a brother’s team of American
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was born on the 30th of April 1870 in Bombay Presidency, the British India, and passed away on 16th February, 1944. Do you know that Dada Saheb was adept at magic and even experimented with trick photography and special effects in his movies? ‘The Father of