Tag: history

Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin was the Lunar Module pilot and second man to walk on the Moon, while Michael Collins was the Command Module pilot who remained in lunar orbit. Lovell and Swigert flew on Apollo 13, Young and Mattingly on Apollo 16, and Shepard and Mitchell on Apollo 14.

Hiram Bingham rediscovered Machu Picchu in July 1911 during his search for the lost Inca capital. The Spanish conquistadors never found this mountaintop city, though they destroyed Cuzco, the Inca capital they did capture. Cajamarca and Tiahuanaco were other significant archaeological sites but not the lost city Bingham sought.

The Trieste was a Swiss-designed bathyscape that reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep in 1960. Alvin is a famous American submersible but came later. The Bathysphere was an earlier deep-sea observation sphere. Nautilus typically refers to submarines or the fictional vessel from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space in 1963 aboard Vostok 6. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman in space (1992). Christa McAuliffe was the teacher who died in the Challenger disaster. Elena Kondakova was a later Russian cosmonaut.

Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 1958 to 1968. He is credited with conducting the first general elections in India in 1951-52, which were the largest democratic elections in the world at that time. He later conducted elections in other countries including Sudan.

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President of India, serving from 1952 to 1962. He was a renowned philosopher and statesman who later became the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. His birthday (September 5) is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India.

Kolkata (then Calcutta) was the capital of India before Delhi. The capital was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi in 1911 during the British Raj. Delhi was formally inaugurated as the new capital in 1931. The shift was made due to Delhi's central location and strategic importance in northern India.

Vishwanathan Anand was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991-92, India's highest sporting honor. He received it for his exceptional achievements in chess, including becoming the first Indian World Chess Champion. The award was established in 1991-92 to honor outstanding sporting achievement.

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature. He was awarded for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. This was a historic moment as it recognized Indian literature on the global stage. C.V. Raman was the second Indian Nobel laureate in 1930 for Physics.

Lonavala is a popular hill station in Maharashtra's Sahyadri range (Western Ghats). While often called the 'Jewel of Sahyadri', Mahabaleshwar has a stronger claim to this title. This question may have debatable accuracy.