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TODAY - Jul 08, 2025

Thought of the Day

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Today's Birthday

Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Ferdinand von Zeppelin Aircraft Designer, German(1838)

A German general and aircraft designer.

 
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller Business Magnate, American(1839)

An American business magnate and co-founder of the Standard Oil Company.

 
Kathe Kollwitz
Kathe Kollwitz Artist, German(1867)

A German graphic artist and sculptor.

 
Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson Architect, American(1906)

An American architect who is well known for his postmodern work from the 1980s.

 
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller Vice President, American(1908)

An American former United States 41st Vice President (1974-1977)

This day in History

1822

English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns at age 29 while sailing in a storm off the coast of Italy.

1835

The Liberty Bell cracks in Philadelphia while tolling the death of Chief Justice John Marshall, who died July 6.

1853

Four U.S. ships led by Commodore Matthew Perry enter Tokyo Bay to establish relations with Japan, which had been closed to outsiders since the 17th century.

1871

The first in a series of New York Times articles appears exposing the systematic graft practiced in New York City by the Tweed Ring, led by politician William Marcy "Boss" Tweed.

1889

The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published.

Man who made the difference

Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)

Nelson Rockefeller

An American former United States 41st Vice President (1974-1977) was born on 8th July 1908, in Maine. He was educated at Dartmouth College. A notable art collector, Rockefeller was president of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from 1939 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1953. As an expert on Latin America, he was appointed co-ordinator of inter-American affairs by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. He was undersecretary of health, education, and welfare in 1953. On August 20, 1974, President Ford nominated Rockefeller to serve as vice president of the United States. Rockefeller was sworn in on December 19. He also visited several foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia in 1975 and Australia in 1976. He died in New York City on January 26, 1979. He died on January 26, 1979, New York City, New York, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal