Friday 27 September 2013
Thursday 26 September 2013
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 1 in women's singles tennis. She was born on September 26, 1981.
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Wednesday 25 September 2013
Thomas H Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan was born on September 25, 1866, he was an American evolutionary biologist,
geneticist and embryologist and science author who won the Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine in 1933 for discoveries elucidating the role
the chromosome plays in heredity. He died on December 4, 1945.
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Tuesday 24 September 2013
Columbus - Second voyage to America
Columbus left from Cadiz in Spain for his second voyage
on September 24, 1493, with 17 ships and about 1200 men. His aim was to conquer
the Taino tribe and colonise the region.
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm
source:http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm
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1st Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16
Luna 16 was the first robotic probe to land on the Moon and return a sample of lunar soil to Earth on 24 September 1970.
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Monday 23 September 2013
Johann Franz Encke
Johann Franz Encke was a German astronomer. He was born on September 23, 1791,
he worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids,
measured the distance from the earth to the sun, and made observations
of the planet Saturn. He died on August 26, 1865.
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Sunday 22 September 2013
The French Republic was proclaimed
The French First Republic was founded on 22 September 1792, by the newly established National Convention. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First French Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I.
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Right To Education Act (India) was established on
Ans: 2009
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Education is a fundamental right of every human being. It lays the
foundation for the development of society. The Indian Parliament enacted
the Right to Education Act in 2009, to provide free and compulsory
education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years. The
Act notifies that it is a legally enforceable duty of the Centre and
the States to provide free and compulsory education.
source: http://india.gov.in/spotlight/right-education-act-0
Saturday 21 September 2013
International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace (World Peace Day) is observed annually on 21 September.
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