CAN INDIA BE A DEVELOPED COUNTRY BY 2020 ?
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
ON THIS DAY
On this day...
April 10
1815
–
Mount Tambora
in Indonesia began one of the most violent
volcanic eruptions
in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people, and
affecting worldwide temperatures
for the next two years.
1858
–
Big Ben
, the bell in the
Palace of Westminster
's clock tower in London, was
cast
after the original bell had cracked during testing.
1919
–
Mexican Revolution
leader
Emiliano Zapata
(pictured)
was shot to death near
Ciudad Ayala, Morelos
.
1941
–
World War II
: The
Independent State of Croatia
was established, with
Ustaše
leader
Ante Pavelić
as head of the
puppet government
of the
Axis powers
.
2009
–
Fijian President
Ratu Josefa Iloilo
announced
that he had suspended the
constitution
and assumed all
governance
in the country after it was ruled that the government of
Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama
was illegal.
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