Famous Historical Events:
1762 - British take Grenada, West Indies, from French
1768 - 1st US Chamber of Commerce forms (NYC), which was formed by twenty NY merchants. It was the 1st commercial organization of this country.
1792 - George Washington casts 1st presidential veto; bill introduced a new plan for dividing seats in the House of Representatives that would have increased the amount of seats for northern states.
1803 - 1st performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D. It was dedicated to Prince Lichnowsky.
1804 - High Fossil Meteorite: The 1st recorded meteorite in Scotland falls in outskirts of Glasgow.
1814 - Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes.
1818 - In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement - led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín - win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2000 Spaniards and 1000 Chilean patriots dead.
1896 - 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens. Nearly 14 Nations participated.
1904 - The 1st international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
1944 - World War II: 270 inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as British PM, Anthony Eden succeeds him.
1958 - Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
1963 - Beatles receive their 1st silver disc (Please Please Me).
1964 - 1st driverless trains run on London Underground.
1969 - Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
1971 – Canadian Fran Phipps is 1st woman to reach North Pole.
1973 - Pioneer 11 launched to Jupiter.
1974 - Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories).
1989 - David Letterman becomes 1st network TV series to use dolby stereo.
2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks.
Mexico: ‘Thousands missing in drugs war’ says Human Rights Commission. People Protest against Prez Felipe Calderon’s move to bring army to fight against drug mafia.
Famous Celebrity B'Day Today:
Star Profile:
John Buchanan: (Apr 5’ 1953, Queensland, Aus)
Top Historical Happenings for Today (2011):
Gbagbo v/s Ouattara Fight for Prez Power: Battle rages in Ivory Coast, UN fires on disputer’s bases. People suffer normal lives. Food & Water went out of supply. World Bodies urges for peace. Nearly 1500 dead & many injured. Cocoa powder prices shoots up. Market slashed to poor rating.
Thailand Floods: More than 51 dead & 2Mn affected. PM seeks $146Mn for rehabilitation efforts. UN rescue team on work to fight against spreading diseases. These flash floods are unseasonable this year. Since this April is one of the hottest months of the year.
Congo: 32 killed in UN plane crash in Kinshasa airport. Officials say that the accident happened, because of thunder storm wind.
Japan Quake: Japan began dumping thousands of tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean as an emergency measures. Japan has said it will cost as much as 25 trillion yen ($309bn; £189bn) to rebuild the country after the deadly earthquake and tsunami.
2G Scam: India telecoms corruption probe questioning begins. Industrialist like Tata, Ambani were under CBI radar. They had been asked to appear before PAC.
Mexico: ‘Thousands missing in drugs war’ says Human Rights Commission. People Protest against Prez Felipe Calderon’s move to bring army to fight against drug mafia.
Libya Unrest: Pro-Gadaffi forces advancing towards the eastern oil town of Brega. UN urges for peace talks. People suffer normal lives. Gun shot & Snipers all across the building, which tenses NATO forces.
Yemen Riots: Security forces have fired on anti-government protesters, killing at least 15 people and wounding many more. People were unhappy over the rule of Prez Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in regime for 32 years.
Famous Celebrity B'Day Today:
Star Profile:
John Buchanan: (Apr 5’ 1953, Queensland, Aus)
- Australian Cricketer.
- Former coach for National Cricket Team (Aus) & Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL).
- Also known in cricketing circles as 'Ned Flanders', due to his similarity in appearance to The Simpsons character.
- He began his coaching career in England- he was player/coach/professional for Oldham in Central Lancashire league in Minor Counties 1978 & 79. Oldham won the League and Cup double in 79 which was first time in some 40 odd years.
- As an Australian Coach, he leads to numerous unprecedented victories like 16 consecutive Test match wins & 23 WC ODI wins. He dominated the world strongest team by 1999-2007.
- He also underwent various criticisms against his unorthodox coach strategies.
- Put under severe media pressure after Ashes Whitewash defeat by 2006-07.
- Ends his career as Aus coach by winning 2007 WC for hat-trick time.
- In October 2007, he accepted a position as Ambassador for Cricket Coaches in Australia, where he hopes to use his experience to help the development of Australian coaches in the future.
- Released a book named, "If Better Is Possible". The book offers guidance on making important, and life changing choices, creating a culture of success, gaining mental toughness, using system, and processes to achieve winning advantage, and providing leadership opportunities. It presents valuable insight into the strategic thinking behind shaping, and leading an elite team. The book starts by quoting Henry Kissinger: "....take people where they have never been before....."
- Now, he is working as Aus Cricket Team Consultant.
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