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TODAY - Dec 04, 2024

Thought of the Day

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

Today's Birthday

Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle Philosopher, Scottish(1795)

A Scottish philosopher and historian whose works include Sartor Resartus and The French Revolution.

 
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell Actress, American(1860)

An American most famous actress and singer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 
Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke Poet, Austrian(1875)

A Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist

 
Deanna Durbin
Deanna Durbin Actress, Canadian(1921)

A Canadian actress and singer, who first found fame as a teenage star in films such as Three Smart Girls and One Hundred Man and a Girl.

 
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco Dictator, Spanish(1892)

A Spanish dictator who ruled Spain, was born on December 4, 1892, Ferrol.

This day in History

1877

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph.

1915

Henry Ford sets sail for Europe aboard the Ford Peace Ship on a diplomatic mission to end World War I.

1945

The United States joins the United Nations.

1996

General Motors release the first electric car to be mass-produced.

2009

The Defence Ministry of UK closed his special unit for monitoring UFO sightings.

Man who made the difference

Francisco Franco (1892-1975)

Francisco Franco

A Spanish dictator who ruled Spain, was born on December 4, 1892, Ferrol. He got admission to Spain's premier military institution, the Infantry Academy at Toledo at the age of 14, where he acquired the skills of fencing, riding, and shooting. He also attended the lessons of war theorists. In 1910, when he was 17, he received his commission as a second lieutenant. During the time when Spain was facing crises, he grew up as a distinguished statesman. Though critics compared him with Dictator Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, he established himself as a responsible leader in the history who saved Spain during a bitter civil war. He worked hard to establish peace and prosperity in his country. Franco, who rose to power during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), died on November 20, 1975, in Madrid, Spain.


Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal