Ostriches In Government Garden , Karachi

 Ostriches In Government Garden , Karachi

Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs

29 Mar 1917, Arthur Zimmermann, German State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, admitted in Reichstag that his telegram to ambassador von Eckardt was genuine & it was the nation’s intention to propose an alliance with Mexico against the US. A key factor in the US declaring war on 6 April.

 

Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast.

28 Mar 1915, on way from Liverpool to Sierra Leone, SS Falaba was torpedoed & sunk by U-28, 38 miles off the Welsh coast. 104 of 242 on board died, including US citizen Leon Thrasher. The event is sometimes known as the ‘Thrasher incident’. Cargo included 13 tons of cartridges & gun cotton.

Brig-Gen Harry Fulton

29 Mar 1918, Brig-Gen Harry Fulton CMG DSO, Commander NewZealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, aged 48. Buried Doullens Military Cemetery. Born India. The family emigrated to NZ. 1892, enlisted in British Army. Fought in 2nd Boer War & in WW1 in German Samoa, N Africa & Flanders.

Boris Becker - Famous German Tennis Star

Boris Becker is accused of failing to hand over 9 trophies, including 2 of his 3 Wimbledon singles titles, an Olympic gold medal, his 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies, and his Davis Cup trophy and a gold coin. Becker was trying to shore up assets by selling the silverware.

Ancestral House of Bhagat Singh In Khatkar Kalan , Punjab

 

Young Bhagat Singh at The Age of 13

 

1923 :: Bhagat Singh In National College Lahore, Can Be Seen Standing Fourth From Right

 

Poster of Hunger Strike by Bhagat Singh, Slogan Coined by Bhagat Singh, Printed by National Art Press, Anarkali, Lahore

 

The Spot Where Bhagat Singh, Rajguru And Sukhdev Were Hanged In 1931

 

Bhagat Singh Under Arrest at Lahore Railway Police Station

 Bhagat Singh Under Arrest at Lahore Railway Police Station

Death Warrant of Bhagat Singh

 

Freedom Fighter Sardar Kishan Singh ( Father of Bhagat Singh )

 Freedom Fighter Sardar Kishan Singh ( Father of Bhagat Singh )

1950s :: HAL Airport , Bangalore

 

Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil

Night of 21 Mar 1917, on way from Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil, was torpedoed by German U-Boat off the Dutch coast. Of 41 crew, 22 survived rescued by Dutch torpedo-boat & trawler, after exposure to freezing weather.