Tag: History
This Day in History
Shimla, Dec. 4 Keekli Bureau
2000
Surinamese politician Henck Arron, who helped Suriname gain its independence (1975) from the Netherlands and served as prime minister (1973–80)...
This Day in History
Shimla, Dec. 3
2000
Gwendolyn Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who spoke of and to the everyday struggles and triumphs of African Americans, died in Chicago.
1967
Christiaan...
This Day in History
Shimla, Dec 2, Keekli Bureau
2014
Canadian ice hockey player Jean Béliveau, considered one of the game's greatest centres, noted for his prolific scoring, died at...
This Day in History
Shimla, Dec. 1 Keekli Bureau
2000
Vicente Fox was inaugurated as president of Mexico, ending the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which had ruled since...
This Day in History
Shimla, Nov 28. Keekli Bureau
2001
George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the age of 58.
1997
In a ceremony that was broadcast around...
This Day in History
Shimla, Nov. 28 Keekli Bureau
2012
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in a series of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, had...
