Tag: History
This Day in History
2009
President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated by government soldiers, following years of unrest between Vieira and the military.
1999
British singer Dusty Springfield—who made...
This Day in History
2001 -- Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb.
2016
Egyptian scholar and statesman Boutros Boutros-Ghali—who, as UN secretary-general (1992–96), vigorously supported UN mediation in post-Cold War strife and oversaw lengthy and difficult...
This Day in History
2008
More than five months after his single-engine airplane went missing in Nevada, American adventurer Steve Fossett was legally declared dead; his body was recovered...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb
Today
Today is Valentine's Day, the feast day of St. Valentine, a priest and physician who was martyred about 270 ce in Rome, and...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb
2016
American jurist Antonin Scalia—who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming well known for his strong...
Nurturing Creativity – Keekli Charitable Trust, Shimla
