What happened on 15 July in History:
Someone has rightly said that history is not made in a day! But, one day can bring many changes in history.
If you're curious about today's historical events, you've come to the right source. Each day presents us with a range of significant occurrences that have shaped both Indian and world history. Today, we commemorate several noteworthy events that have taken place on this very day in the past.
World Youth Skills Day
This day is aimed to highlight the importance of providing skill development opportunities to the youth to aid them in getting employment or getting self-employed.
Social Media Giving Day
The day was inaugurated by Givver.com, a platform dedicated to fundraising through Twitter, in 2013. Social Media Giving Day is a day to support charities and create fundraising awareness.
1916 - Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company
Boeing incorporated the business as the Pacific Aero Products Co., which a year later became Boeing Airplane Co. After the U.S. entered World War I, the military needed naval training planes, so Boeing shipped two new Model Cs to Pensacola, Fla. The Navy was impressed and ordered 50 more.
1955 – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister was awarded the Bharat Ratna by then President Rajendra Prasad.
1965 - Close-up pictures of Mars provided by Mariner 4
Mariner 4, an uncrewed space probe launched by NASA in 1964, flew by Mars and returned close-up pictures of its surface on this day in 1965, the pictures proving that the planet's rumoured canals were actually illusions.
1972- NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft became the first to enter the asteroid belt.
Pioneer 10 began breaking records shortly after launch. As it zipped toward Jupiter, it became the first spacecraft to ever venture beyond Mars. Then, on July 15, 1972, the spacecraft entered the asteroid belt — a swath of rocky material that spans about 280 million kilometers (175 million miles) in width.
1979 - Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister of India
Controversial trials of prominent Congress leaders, including Indira Gandhi over Emergency-era abuses worsened the fortunes of his administration. In 1979, Raj Narain and Charan Singh pulled out of the Janata Party, forcing Desai to resign from office and retire from politics.
2006 - Twitter publicly launched
Cofounders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone publicly launched their online microblogging service Twitter, and within the following decade it had more than 300 million users.
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