Events, photographs and some good and informative knowledge from the past.
In 1974, a young Professor of architecture in Budapest (Hungary) named Erno Rubik created an object that was not supposed to be possible. His solid cube twisted and turned – and still it did not break or fall apart. With colourful stickers on its sides, the Cube got scrambled and thus emerged the first “Rubik’s Cube”. It took well over a month for Erno to work out the solution to his puzzle. Little did he…
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Mohammad Ali Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam, Founding Father of Pakistan (December 25, 1876 – September 11, 1948) Family Father: Jinnah Poonja. One of eight children. Married Emibai in 1892 (she died 1893). Married Ratanbai ‘Ruttie’ Petit, daughter of Sir Dinshaw Petit, a wealthy Bombay Parsee, in 1918. Ruttie died in 1929. Daughter: Dina Wadia (married to Neville Wadia, a Christian). Education Sindh Madrasstul Islam, Karachi Gokal Das Tej Pal School, Bombay Christian Missionary Society High School, Karachi,…
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Tom and Jerry, two of the most honored cartoon characters in motion pictures, were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Their plot centered on a never-ending battle, in other words, a chase between a housecat and a brown mouse. The Hanna- Barbera duo had written and directed 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons from 1940 to 1957, at the MGM cartoon studio in Hollywood. The pair won a total of 7 Oscar awards…
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The first SMS text was sent by Neil Papworth, then a 22-year-old communications engineer working in the United Kingdom. Papworth’s SMS — Short Messaging Service — text was sent from a PC (phones didn’t yet have keyboards) to a friend at a holiday party across town and read simply, “Merry Christmas.” Here, a brief history of the humble beginnings and ensuing explosion of texting: 1984: An Idea is Born Sitting at a typewriter at his…
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Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, who was born in Bhopal on April 1, 1936, which corresponds to the Hijri era 1355, Thursday 15th Rajab. As the time has unfolded itself, the God Gifted qualities enshrined in the words “Qadeer” and “Ghafoor”, symbolized in the names of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan and his father, Mr. Abdul Ghafoor Khan, have raised the Pakistani nation to new heights in high technology. After receiving his early education in Bhopal, Dr….
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جس وقت عنانِ حکومت ٹیپو سلطان کے ہاتھ آئی، اس نے دو اہم کام کیے۔ ایک جانب اپنی پوری توجہ اتحاد بین المسلمین اور اتحاد بین الاقوام ہند پر مرکوز کی۔دوسری جانب ملک کی صنعت و حرفت پر پوری توجہ دی۔ سلطان کے یہی عزائم و ارادے تھے جس نے ایسٹ انڈیا کمپنی کو سلطان کا مخالف بنا دیا اور اسی مخالفت نے اس کو تمام عمر جنگوں میں مصروف رکھا۔ مگر باوجود اس کے…
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Ketchup – Both the Word and the Sauce, Originated in China Ketchup is a condiment thought to be a staple of America. Few would taste it and think it has anything to do with Asia, yet most people don’t know its interesting history. The word for ketchup originates from the Chinese word “ke-chiap,” which means, “brine of pickled fish or shellfish.” Ketchup was originally composed of fish brine and various herbs and spices and tasted…
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This Step Well in Rajasthan is 13 stories deep and keeps the water 5-6 degrees cooler than water at the surface The Chand Baori step well in Abhaneri village in eastern Rajasthan, India is over 1000 years old. It is one of the oldest step wells in India and also one of the biggest in the world. Looking at it, the first thing that comes to mind is certainly not ‘well’. This incredibly beautiful structure…
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Cricket is one of the most popular games in Pakistan. The young and old alike are affected by this game.The British who ruled our country introduced this game and now it has struck deep roots in our country. This game is mostly played in the commonwealth countries which were British colonies. Cricket Countries The cricketing countries are England, Australia, India, Pakistan, SRI Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, West Indies and Bangladesh and Netherlands ….
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