Sunday 27 May 2012

What happned in history today the 27 May

1931 - Piccard and Knipfer made the first flight into the stratosphere, by balloon. 

1933 - Walt Disney's "Three Little Pigs" was first released. 
Disney movies, music and books 

1933 - In the U.S., the Federal Securities Act was signed. The act required the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission. 

1935 - The U.S. Supreme Court declared that President Franklin Roosevelt's National Industrial Recovery Act was unconstitutional. 

1937 - In California, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to pedestrian traffic. The bridge connected San Francisco and Marin County. 

Friday 18 May 2012

What happened in history on May 18th (on this Day)

1642 - Montreal, Canada, was founded.

1798 - The first Secretary of the U.S. Navy was appointed. He was Benjamin Stoddert.

1802 - Great Britain declared war on Napoleon's France

1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed emperor by the French Senate

1951 - The United Nations moved its headquarters to New York City.

1953 - The first woman to fly faster than the speed of sound, Jacqueline Cochran, piloted an F-86 Sabrejet over California at an average speed of 652.337 miles-per-hour.

1974 - India became the sixth nation to explode an atomic bomb.

Tuesday 8 May 2012

Best of luck for Postmaster Grade 1 Exam to all