Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on  9 March 1934, he was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok Spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961. He died on 27 March 1968.

Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final landing after 39 flights.

Space Shuttle Discovery is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle Programe of  NASA and was operational from its maiden flight, STS-41-D on August 30, 1984– September 5, 1984, until its final landing during STS-133on March 9, 2011. Discovery has flown more than any other spacecraft having completed 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service.

International Women's Day

International Women's Day (I W D), originally called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year.

First pilot to fly over a million miles in jet airplanes.

On March 7, 1959 Melvin C. Garlow ( Melvin Christopher Garlow )

Melvin Christopher Garlow

Melvin Christopher Garlow)

became the first pilot to fly over a million miles in jet airplanes.

Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova was  born 6 March 1937, she is a retired Soviet Cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space.

The computer virus "Michelangelo" went into effect.

The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered in 4 February 1991 in Australia.    The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not engage the operating system or make any OS calls. Michelangelo, like all boot sector viruses, basically operated at the Bios level. Each year, the virus remained dormant until March 6, the birthday of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. There is no reference to the artist in the virus, and it is doubtful that the virus writer intended Michelangelo to be referenced to the virus.The computer virus "Michelangelo" went into effect on march 2,1992.

Water on moon

On March 5, 1998 NASA announced that an orbiting craft had found enough water on the moon to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.

Arrest warrant for Omar Hassan al-Bashir

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir was the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.

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Mount Rushmore Dedicated

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a Sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota in US and established March 3, 1925.  

Edward Condon

Edward Uhler Condon was born on March 2, 1902. He was a distinguished American nuclear physicist, a pioneer in Quantum Mechanics.He died on March 26, 1974.

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 come into force on the first day of March, 1882. Its an Act to define and Law relating to negotiable instruments which are Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange and cheques. Act was Enacted by Parliament of India on 9 December 1881.

March 1st Movement

The  March 1st Movement ( Samil Movement), was one of the earliest public displays of Korean resistance during the occupation of the Korean Empire by Japan. The name refers to an event that occurred on March 1, 1919.

Michael Jackson won a record eight awards

Michael Jackson won a record eight awards in 26th Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984. It was held at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles and were broadcast live on American Television.

Lincoln signs National Currency Act

 

Lincoln signs National Currency Act on 27 February 1863. National Currency Act in 1863. In 1864, President Lincoln signed a revision of that law, the National Bank Act. These laws established a new system of national banks and a new government agency headed by a Comptroller of the Currency.

Attukal Pongala

Attukal is a Hindu pilgrimage centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It is situated about two kilometers to the south east from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram City. Attukal Pongala is a famous festival celebrated annually at the renown of Attukal Devi Temple. The whole world is awaiting for the holy ceremony and every woman will pray to the Devi to bless them to be a part of it. In 2013 Attukal Pongala is on February 26th, Tuesday.. 


Old Moments

Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss was a German-American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture Blue Jeans in1853. He was Born on  February 26, 1829 and died on  September 26, 1902.

 

 

India wins battle against dreaded polio

 

On 25 February 2012,The World Health Organization (WHO) removed India from the global list of polio endemic countries, suggesting that the wild polio virus had been totally eliminated from the environment. The disease paralysed thousands of children every year for several decades.

Earthquake

A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale was felt in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday(February 24,2013). There is no report of damage from anywhere.

 

Double-Century In The History of One-Day International Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score a double-century in the history of one-day international cricket against South Africa on February 24,2010

25th Amendment to the US Constitution Adopted

 25th Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted on February 23, 1967 and it was ratified by Minnesota on February 10, 1967. Its purpose was to clarify presidential succession in case of death, resignation, or disability. It deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.