After India’s independence in 1947, Madras State, the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. The chief minister of Tamil Nadu, like other chief ministers of India, is…
Playgirl returned to newsstands this month and like the original that debuted in 1973, it quickly sold out. Like the first edition — founded by LA nightclub owner Douglas Lambert with Marin Scott Milan helming editorial — the current incarnation is also a man/woman tag-team. Two years later, in June…
Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem written by Chand Bardai (1149 – c. 1200), is considered one of the first works in the history of Hindi literature. Lala Srinivas Das published a novel in Hindi Pariksha guru in the Nāgarī script in 1886. Shardha Ram Phillauri wrote a Hindi novel Bhagyawati…
After eight years of construction, President John Adams and his wife Abigail moved into the still-unfinished residence. During the War of 1812, the British set fire to the President’s House, and James Hoban was appointed to rebuild it. Over the years, several presidents such as George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry…
Chang Díaz became the first Hispanic astronaut when NASA selected him in 1980. He is a veteran of seven space flights: STS-61C in 1986, STS-34 in 1989, STS-46 in 1992, STS-60 in 1994, STS-75 in 1996, STS-91 in 1998, and STS-111 in 2002. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)— Apollo 11 Edwin “Buzz”…
Piye, formerly called Piankhi, (flourished 8th century bce), king of Cush (or Kush, in the Sudan) from about 750 to about 719 bce. Thus, Tantamani became the last king in the 25th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The 26th Dynasty started with the installation of Psamtik I by the Assyrians. Tantamani’s…
The correct answer is Arundhati Roy. She became the first Indian citizen to win Booker Prize. Hence, Option 2 is correct. Geetanjali Shree’s book is the first Hindi work to win the International Booker prize, which was set up to boost the profile of fiction in other languages. Geetanjali Shree’s…
The first English Parliament was convened in 1215, with the creation and signing of Magna Carta, which had established the rights of barons (wealthy landowners) to serve as consultants to the king on governmental matters in his Great Council. The matter of continuity remains ambiguous in the records. The authoritative…
James “Jabby” Jabara (10 October 1923 – 17 November 1966) was the first American and United States Air Force jet ace in history. Born in Oklahoma, he lived in Kansas where he enlisted as an aviation cadet at Fort Riley after graduating from high school. Jabara attended four flying schools…
Initially discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665, the cell has a rich and interesting history that has ultimately given way to many of today’s scientific advancements. The first person to see a living cell under the microscope was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. He called that cell as animalcule. He is commonly…