Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – The Iron Man’s Role in a Fragile New Nation When India became free on 15 August 1947, the country stood at a turning point. The joy of independence was mixed with the pain of the Partition of India. Millions were uprooted, thousands lost their lives, and the nation faced the heavy task…
August 22, 1864: When Nations Signed the First Geneva Convention to Protect the Wounded in War On August 22, 1864, a group of nations signed the First Geneva Convention in Switzerland. It was not about declaring war. It was about agreeing on rules that would protect people during war. For the first time, countries put…
The Day the Mona Lisa Was Stolen from the Louvre : Biggest Scandal in 1911 On this day, August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. What sounds like the plot of a movie was in fact a real life event that shocked the world. The theft of Leonardo…
Voyager 2 Launch Anniversary: August 20, 1977 – A Mission Beyond the Planets A Historic Day in Space Exploration On August 20, 1977, NASA launched Voyager 2 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. At first, it looked like just another space mission. But Voyager 2 was no ordinary spacecraft. It was built to travel farther than any…
On This Day – August 19, 1839: How the Invention of Photography Captured Time for the First Time Introduction – A World Without Photos Imagine a world without photos. No selfies, no wedding albums, no family pictures to flip through on quiet evenings. Strange, isn’t it? Yet for most of human history, that was life….
Battle of Britain-The Hardest Day – significance in World War II The summer of 1940 was a tense one for Britain. Nazi Germany had swept through much of Europe, and now, Adolf Hitler’s eyes were fixed on Britain. To invade the island, the Germans first needed to gain control of the skies. What followed was…
On This Day – 17th August 1945: The Division of Korea into North and South Along the 38th Parallel History often changes in ways that seem small at the time but end up shaping the future of millions. One such turning point came on 17th August 1945, when Korea was divided into two parts—North Korea…
On This Day: Direct Action Day ( 1946 Calcutta Riots )– August 16, 1946 Direct Action Day was when Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League decided to take “direct action” to press their demand for a separate Muslim homeland. They called for a general strike and an economic shutdown across the country. In…
