23 JULY WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY IN WORLD HISTORY

"History is the novel for the people is the author."

In the annals of history, there are several notable events that happened on 23 JULY, and some important ones are described below:

1. NATIONAL BROADCASTING DAY:

Today is National Broadcasting Day. On this day in 1927, the first-ever radio broadcast in the country went on the air from the Bombay Station under a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company. On the 8th of June, 1936, the Indian State Broadcasting Service became All India Radio.

Since 1927, Radio has been an important part of people's life in India. All India Radio has been serving to inform, educate and entertain the masses truly living up to its motto - 'Bahujan Hitaya, Bahujan Sukhaya'.National Broadcasting Day, is an occasion to celebrate the journey of All India Radio and reflect on the influence it has on social integration as well as social change.

2. NATIONAL PARENT'S DAY:

In America, National Parents Day is annually observed on the fourth Sunday in July and in 2023 it falls on 22 July. This day is celebrated to honour all the parents who play a vital role in the lives of children. Their unconditional love and sacrifice for their children can't be measured.

3. FIRST AMERICAN TO TRAVEL IN SPACE:

USA astronaut, Sally Ride who was the first American woman to travel in space in 2012, died at the age of 61. She was 32 years old when she became the eldest American astronaut to visit space. Ride left NASA in 1987 after participating in two missions with the Space Shuttle Challenger.

4. BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF BAL GANGADHAR TILAK:

Today is the 166th birth anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23, 1856, in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. He was a strong advocate of Swaraj or self-rule and played a pioneering role in building a mass political consciousness towards the Indian independence movement. His call for self-rule with the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" inspired millions during the freedom struggle.

Great nationalist, social reformer, and mass leader Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, popularly known as Bal Gangadhar Tilak and was conferred the title of Lokmanya, meaning "accepted by the people as a leader."

He was a mathematician, philosopher, and scholar. Tilak was well-read in Hindu scriptures, and also he was influenced by Western thoughts of metaphysics and politics. He had read Voltaire, Rousseau, Hegel and Kant. He graduated from Deccan College, Pune, in 1877, with a first class in Mathematics. He also obtained a law degree.

5. BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHANDRA SHEKHAR:

Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary. He was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhabha village, Madhya Pradesh.

A revolutionary who reorganized the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and participated in the Kakori train robbery and assassination of British police officer John Saunders.