8 August - History and Importance of the Day

Universal and International Infinity Day

1945 - Soviet Russia declared war on Japan and sent troops into Japanese-held Manchuria
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Birthdays

1981 Roger Federer (Tennis - Many Grand Slam tournaments winner)

7 August - History and Importance of the Day

1498 - Columbus arrived in Caribbean
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London 2012 Olympics Day 12

http://nraombakc.blogspot.com/2012/07/7-august-knowledge-history-science.html

http://www.historyorb.com/events/august/7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_7

6 August - History and Importance of the Day

1661 Holland sold Brazil to Portugal
1824 - Battle at Junan
1945 Atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima
1962 Jamaica became independent
2012 - Curiosity, A rover landed on Mars

Landing of Curiosity - Watch the Video
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London 2012 Olympics Day 11

http://nraombakc.blogspot.com/2012/07/6-august-knowledge-history-science.html

http://www.historyorb.com/events/august/6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_6

2 August - History and Importance of the Day

1923 - President Warren G. Harding died suddenly in a hotel in San Francisco while on a Western speaking tour.  He was succeeded the next day by Calvin Coolidge.

August 2, 1939 - Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning the possibility of atomic weapons. "A single bomb of this type carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory."

 1990 - The Iraqi army invaded Kuwait amid claims that Kuwait threatened Iraq's economic existence by overproducing oil and driving prices down on the world market.

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London 2012 Olympics Day 2

http://nraombakc.blogspot.com/2012/07/2-august-knowledge-history-science.html

http://www.historyorb.com/events/august/2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2

History of India 2 August

30 July - History and Importance of the Day

International Day of Friendship


Birthday - Automotive pioneer Henry Ford (1863-1947) was born in Dearborn Township, Michigan. He developed an assembly-line production system and introduced a $5-a-day wage for automotive workers.


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London 2012 Olympics Day 4

http://nraombakc.blogspot.in/2012/06/30-july-knowledge-history-science.html

http://www.historyorb.com/events/july/30

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_30

Indian History of 30 July
http://thehistoryindia.blogspot.in/2012/12/30-july-day-in-history-of-india-and.html

29 July - History and Importance of the Day

1899 - The First Hague Convention is signed.

1937 - Japanese troops occupied Peking & Tientsin

2006 - Highest partnership for any wicket in Cricket - Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa - 624
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149952.html

Birthday - Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was born in Dovia, Italy. He ruled Italy from 1922-1943, first as prime minister and then as "Il Duce," the absolute dictator.



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Birthdays

Henri Fayol


London 2012 Olympics Day 3

http://www.historyorb.com/events/july/29

Knowledge History - 29 July
http://nraombakc.blogspot.in/2012/06/29-july-knowledge-history-science.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_29

18 July - History and Importance of the Day

Nelson Mandela International Day

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Nelson Mandela International Day
http://nraonid.blogspot.com/2012/07/nelson-mandela-international-day-18.html


1918 - Birthday of Nelson Mandela

1936 - Spanish Civil War begins, Gen Francisco Franco led uprising

1947 - President Harry Truman signed an Executive Order determining the line of succession if the president becomes incapacitated or dies in office. Following the vice president, the speaker of the house and president of the Senate are next in succession. This became the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on February 10, 1967.


1976, at the Montreal Olympics, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci received the first-ever perfect score of 10 with her routine on uneven parallel bars. (Comaneci would go on to receive six more 10s at Montreal.)

18 July Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management