Stay on the execution of death sentence of Veerappan's aides

 

 

The Supreme Court of India  extends the execution of death sentence  imposed on four aides of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan by 6 weeks on today (20 february2013)  for killing 22 police personnel in a landmine blast in Karnataka in 1993.

 

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Inaugurated

 
Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is the state-run bus company in Kerala. It is one of the oldest state run public bus transport services in India.The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation began as the Travancore State Transport Department, constituted by the former Travancore Government with the intent of reorganizing the transportation services of the former state.The State Motor Service was  by His Highness Sree Chithirathirunal  on the 20th of February 1938.

John Glenn Orbits Earth

 

John Glenn Orbits Earth in February 20, 1962 in the Friendship 7 space capsule.He was the first person to orbit the Earth. NASA launched one of the most important flights in American history. The mission was to send a man to orbit Earth, observe his reactions and return him home safely. John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition.

Phonograph was patented

The phonograph was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1877 and it was patented on February 19, 1878 as US Patent 200,521.It is a device for the recording and reproduction of sound recordings.

President's Day (United States)

United States celebrated Presidents Day on the third Monday of February( February 18 in 2013) in honor of George Washington who was the first president of United States.

Former planet Pluto Discovered

 

Former planet, Pluto, Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh on 18 February 1930.From its discovery in 1930 until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet.

Australia have won the 2013 ICC Women’s World Cup

 

Australia have won the 2013 ICC Tenth  Women’s World Cup by a massive 114 runs beating West Indies in the final (February17,2013). It is being hosted by India for the third time. India previously hosted the World Cup in 1978 and 1997.

Rene Laennec

 
French physician Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816. He was born on 17 February 1781 in Quimper, France  and died on 13 August 1826.

48th day Gregorian Calender

February 17 2013 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian Calender There are 317 days remaining until the end of the year it must me 318days in leap year..

Nylon Patented By DuPont

A patent was issued to Wallace Carothers and several Du Pont co-workers on February 16, 1937, covering nylon and its process of manufacture. Nylon was announced at the New York World's Fair in 1939, where it was said to be based on coal, air and water (technically true, in a broad sense, since it contained carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen) and was said to be stronger than silk. Actually, the raw materials for nylon were derived from petroleum

Norman Bridwell Born

Norman Bridwell was born February 15, 1928. He is an American author and cartoonist best known for the Clifford Big Red Dog series of Children's book.


 

Ferris Wheel Day

Ferris Wheel Day was observed on 14 February. George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. a civil engineer, made the first Ferris Wheel at the World's Colombian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day (Feast of Saint Valentine) is observed on every february14 most of the countries all over the world. It was celebrated from 15th century onwards.

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer  in the High middle Ages, when the tradition of country love  flourished.

Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary

Sarojini Naidu was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad, India. She was also known by the sobriquet The Nightingale of India. She was also one of the Framers of The Indian Constitution. Her birthday is celebrated as Women's day all over India. She died on March 2,1949. 

North Korea conducts third nuclear test successfully

North Korea has conducted the third under ground  nuclear test successfully on 12 February 2013 after weeks of threats . The State-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said a “miniaturised” nuclear device had been  detonated successfully at the test site.The detonation caused a tremor with a magnitude of between 4.9 and 5.1, sending shock-waves through the Korean peninsula.

D. Vinayachandran Passed Away

D. Vinayachandran was born on 13 May 1946 and he died on 11 February 2013  was a well-known Malayalam poet in India. He is one of the proponents of modern style of prose in Malayalam poetry. He worked as a Malayalam professor in various colleges for more than thirty years.

 

Charles Robert Darwin

 
Charles Robert Darwin was born on12 February 1809 in UK.He was an English naturalist,He established that all species of life have descended over time from  common ancestor and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle of existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breading.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela released from prison after 27 year

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the South-African anti apartheid activist was released from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl after 27 Years on 11February 1990.

National Inventors’ Day

National Inventors’ Day is celebrated on February 11th in United States of America
National Inventors’ Day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, who is one of the most valuable inventors in United States of America.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in US .He  was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He died on  October 18, 1931.