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 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam  (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the  11th   president of India  from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in  Rameswaram ,  Tamil Nadu  and studied  physics  and  aerospace engineering . He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the  Defence Research and Development Organisation  (DRDO) and  Indian Space Research Organisation  (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India's civilian space programme and military  missile development efforts .   He thus came to be known as the  Missile Man of India  for his work on the development of  ballistic missile  and  launch vehicle  technology.  He also played a pivotal organisational, technical, and political role in India's  Pokhran-II  nuclear tests in 1998, the first...

 SpaceX Space Exploration Technologies Corp.  ( SpaceX ) is an American  aerospace manufacturer ,  space transportation  services and  communications  company headquartered in  Hawthorne, California . SpaceX was founded in 2002 by  Elon Musk  with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the  colonization of Mars . SpaceX manufactures the  Falcon 9  and  Falcon Heavy  launch vehicles,  several rocket engines ,  Dragon  cargo, crew spacecraft and  Starlink  communications satellites. SpaceX's achievements include the first privately funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit (Falcon 1 in 2008), the first private company to successfully launch, orbit, and recover a spacecraft (Dragon in 2010), the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (Dragon in 2012), the first vertical take-off and vertical propulsive landing for an orbital rock...

Kastaharni Ghat Kastaharni Ghat  is a  ghat  or bathing place on the River  Ganges , at  Munger  in the Indian state of  Bihar . History In the sixth century CE, a  Hindu  sage named Mudgal Muni appeared in the city and established two shrines, one at a rock at Kashtaharini Ghat. In the 26th Adhyaya (chapter) of  Adi Kanda  of the  Valmiki Ramayana , it is mentioned that both  Lord Rama  and his brother  Lakshmana  on their way back from the encounter with  Taraka , the demoness, took rest at the spot. The relaxation they had given rise to the name of Kashtaharini Ghat. According to another account it was on his return journey from  Mithila  to  Ayodhya  after marrying  Sita  that Lord Rama bathed at this place to relieve himself from fatigue. A copper plate known as the 'Munger Plate' was discovered in Munger in 1780.  Mir Kasim  conquered Munger and made it his ...

  Munger University Munger University  is a state university and was established through bifurcation of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. It has jurisdiction spreading over five districts: Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Jamui and Khagaria under Munger Division in Bihar. Munger University was established on 18 March 2018 after its bifurcation from Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. The university started operating academically from the 2018–19 academic year. At present, there are 17 constituent colleges, 12 affiliated colleges, 5 single faculty education colleges (Affiliated B. Ed. Colleges) and one affiliated law college in the Munger University. It has been registered under section 22 of the UGC and AIU. Munger University Motto असतो मा सद्गमय,तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय Motto in English Asato ma sadgamaya (From ignorance, lead me to truth) Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya ( From darkness, lead me to light) Type...

  MUNGER MUNGER FORT Munger  is a twin city and a Municipal Corporation situated in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the administrative headquarters of Munger district and Munger Division. Munger was one of the major cities in Eastern India and undivided Bengal during Mughal period and British raj. It is one of the major political,cultural,educational and commercial center of Bihar. Historically, Munger is known for being an ancient seat of rule. The twin city comprises Munger and Jamalpur situated on the southern bank of the river Ganges. It is situated 08 km from Jamalpur Junction,180 km east of capital city Patna and 430 Km from kolkata the capital of West Bengal. Kastaharni Ghat Munger is said to have been founded by the Guptas (4th century CE) and contains a fort that houses the tomb of the Muslim saint Shah Mushk ...

  New Delhi New Delhi  is the capital of India and an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. Although colloquially  Delhi  and  New Delhi  are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming a small part of the city of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. New Delhi Capital of India and District of Delhi From top, left to right : Rashtrapati Bhavan, Connaught Place, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, Aksha...

 Sept. 2, 1969: First U.S. ATM Starts Doling Out Dollars 1969: Six weeks after landing men on the moon, Americans take another giant leap for mankind with the nation’s first cash-spewing, automated teller machine. The machine, called the Docuteller, was installed in a wall of the Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York. It marked the first time reusable, magnetically coded cards were used to […] __1969: __Six weeks after landing men on the moon, Americans take another giant leap for mankind with the nation’s first cash-spewing, automated teller machine. The machine, called the Docuteller, was installed in a wall of the Chemical Bank in Rockville Centre, New York. It marked the first time reusable, magnetically coded cards were used to withdraw cash. A bank advertisement announcing the event touted, “On Sept. 2, our bank will open at 9:00 and never close again!" Don Wetzel, an executive at Docutel, a Dallas company that developed automated baggage-handling equipment, is general...