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Russia’s Saratov has dangerous chemical weapons inherited from erstwhile USSR

As per AP Archives story published on July 21, 2015 Russia’s Saratov Army Base is a time bomb containing around one-and-a-half-thousand tonnes of dangerously deteriorating chemical weapons. Russia…Read more ›

Tagged with: Biological Weapons, chemical weapons, Conventional Problems, dangerous chemical weapons inherited, erstwhile USSR, international accords, Russia’s Saratov, Russia’s Saratov Army Base, Soviet Union

Bombay was given to Britain as a dowry by Portugal

27th March in 1668 was the day England took control of Bombay, India. The Royal Charter of 27 March 1668 was an agreement between the Kingdom of England and the English…Read more ›

Tagged with: Bahadur Shah, English East India Company, Gujarat Sultanate, King Charles II, Roman Catholic religious, Royal Charter

Wright Brothers Patent on aircraft resulted into a great patent war

On 23rd March 1903 brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright applied for a patent on their method of control of their glider. During their experiments of 1902 the Wrights…Read more ›

Tagged with: Aero Club of America, Aircraft Association, aircraft manufacturers, American aircraft, American-designed aircraft, European lawsuits, Flying Machine, French airplanes, Glenn Curtiss, Glenn L. Martin, great patent war, Henry Toulmin, long legal conflict, patent war, U.S. Circuit Court, U.S. forces, Wilbur and Orville Wright, World War I, Wright Brothers, Wright-Martin Corporation

Why India-Bangladesh Treaty of Friendship, Peace & Cooperation never got renewed?

The India-Bangladesh Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Peace was a 25-year treaty that was signed on 19 March 1972 forging close bilateral relations between India and the newly…Read more ›

Tagged with: India-Bangladesh Treaty, Indira Gandhi, Indira-Mujib Treaty, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Charles Lindbergh’s son was kidnapped & killed

The month of March in 1932 began on a bad note for Charles Lindbergh, the pioneer aviator. He was at home in New Jersey with his wife, Anne,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Bruno Richard Hauptmann, Charles Jr. kidnapped, Charles Jr. killed, Charles Lindbergh, New Jersey, pioneer aviator