Sunday, May 11, 2025

Asaf Ali's Birth Anniversary


 

Asaf Ali, born on 11 May 1888, in Bijnor, was an Indian independence activist and noted lawyer. He was the first Indian Ambassador to the United States.  He was appointed governor of Odisha for two terms and later, Indian Ambassador to Switzerland.

1859, Big Ben chimes for the first time

  On May 31, 1859, Big Ben rang over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, for the first time. In October 1834, a fire destroye...