Wednesday, March 11, 2009

இந்த நாள் இனிய நாள்

Quote of the day

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.  
   
         
Word of the day

adept - Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;

Today's Events  in History

 
1999 - Infosys becomes the first Indian company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange
1991 - Monica Seles ends Steffi Graf's streak of 186 weeks ranked as #1
1986 - 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC
1974 - Mount Etna in Sicily erupted
1963 - Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain
1953 - American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches
1935 - Bank of Canada opens
1918 - Moscow becomes capital of revolutionary Russia
1917 - British troops occupy Baghdad
1824 - US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair
1795 - Battle at Kurdla India: Mahratten beat Mogols

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