Tag: History
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb.
2014
American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who fully inhabited the characters he played and was renowned for his scene-stealing work in supporting roles, died...
Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports and Youth Festival 2021 concludes
Delhi, Jan. 31 - The 13 day long Khelo India Zanskar winter sports and youth festival concluded at Zanskar Valley of the Union Territory...
This Day in History
Shimla, Jan.
2020
The United Kingdom formally left the European Union, more than three years after the country voted for “Brexit.”
2001
Libyan national Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi...
This Day in History
Shimla, Jan
2011
California became the first state to celebrate Fred Korematsu Day, which honoured the Japanese American activist who was convicted in 1942 of violating...
This Day in History
Shimla, Jan
2002
Swedish children's writer Astrid Lindgren—who was best known for her works involving Pippi Longstocking, a freckle-faced red-haired nine-year-old who incarnates every child's dream...
This Day in History
Shimla, Jan
2020
American basketball player Kobe Bryant—who was considered one of the sport's greatest players, winning five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers—died in...
