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TODAY - Jan 06, 2026

Thought of the Day

"Time is not measured by the passing of years. But it is measured by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves."

Today's Birthday

Max Bruch
Max Bruch Composer, German(1838)

German romantic composer whose works included the much-loved first violin concerto.

 
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg Writer, American(1878)

An American writer, poet and editor who won three Pulitzer Prizes.

 
E. L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow Author, American(1931)

An American author, known for his unique work of historical fiction.

 
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev Cricketer, Indian(1959)

An Indian cricketer and captain of Indian cricket team that won the Cricket World Cup in 1983.

 
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Heroine, French (1412)

was born of peasant parentage in Domremy. She is regarded as the national heroine.

This day in History

1535

The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founds Los Reyes de Lima (Lima) on the desert Pacific coast of South America.

1898

In Maryland's Patapsco River, the first telephone calls from a submerged submarine to shore are placed.

1912

New Mexico is admitted into the United States as the 47th state.

1930

Australian cricketer Don Bradman scores 452 not out against Queensland in his first innings.

1941

President Franklin Roosevelt makes his Four Freedoms speech.

Man who made the difference

Saint Joan of Arc (1412-1431)

Saint Joan of Arc

Was born of peasant parentage in Domremy. She is regarded as the national heroine. In French she is Jeanne d Arc, and she is also known as the Maid of Orleans, after the French town that she saved from siege by English soldiers. At the age of 13, she said that she is able to hear voices from heaven. The patron saint of France, who united the nation at a critical hour and decisively turned the Hundred Years' War in France's favor died on 30 May 1431, in Rouen, France.


Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal