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TODAY - May 03, 2026

Thought of the Day

War is what happens when language fails.

Today's Birthday

Golda Meir
Golda Meir Politician, Israeli(1898)

An Israeli politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel.

 
Mary Astor
Mary Astor Actress, American(1906)

An American actress most notable in The Maltese Falcon and the Great lie.

 
Peter Seeger
Peter Seeger Folk Singer, American(1919)

An American folk singer and activist.

 
James Brown
James Brown Singer, American(1933)

An American singer, songwriter and bandleader who is widely known as the "Godfather of Soul" and founded funk music.

 
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli Historian, Italian(1469)

An Italian historian and political philosopher, was born on 3rd May, 1469, in Florence.

This day in History

1841

New Zealand is proclaimed a British colony.

1934

"Famous Funnies," the first comic book to go on sale in the United States, hits newsstands.

1937

American author Margaret Mitchell is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind," her epic novel about life in the South during the Civil War.

1947

Japan introduces a new constitution, which for the first time gives women in that country the right to vote.

1979

Margaret Thatcher leads the Conservative Party to victory in Britain's general elections; the next day she is sworn in as the nation's first female prime minister.

2000

The Love Bug computer virus begins to spread around the world as an e-mail attachment, eventually infecting 1 of every 5 personal computers and resulting in nearly $10 billion in damages.

Man who made the difference

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)

Niccolo Machiavelli

An Italian historian and political philosopher, was born on 3rd May, 1469, in Florence. Many of his writings anticipated the growth in succeeding periods of strong nationalistic states.His works include; Titus Livius, Dell'arte della Guerra, The Istorie Fiorentine, Vita di Castruccio Castracani, Mandragola. His works are the explanation through which such a state is founded, which will be able to resist foreign attacks. In his most notable work, The Prince he explained the way through which a prince can maintain and acquire the political powers. He strongly believed that a king is not resist by traditional ethical norms. He died in Florence on June 21 1527, in Itlay.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal