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5th April... what happened besides resignation of Winston Churchill- PM of UK due his failing health in 1955.
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5th April 1987 : Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut with Its first prime time shows, starting on Sunday nights beginning April 5, 1987,
A comedy about a dysfunctional family (Married... with Children) ( Which Aired for 11 seasons ) A variety series (The Tracey Ullman Show). Which spawned the longest-running sitcom and animated series in U.S. history
5th April 1936 : Two small towns in Tupelo, Mississippi and Gainesville, Georgia are devastated by tornadoes, killing 200 people in one of the deadliest spates of tornadoes in United States history. A total of 466 people were killed over four days of nearly continuous twisters. Another 3,500 people were injured
5th April 1951 : At the end of the trial against the Rosenberg's for giving the secrets to the Atomic Bomb to the Soviet Union, death sentences are imposed against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg when found guilty of conspiring to transmit atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
5th April 1970 : West Germany's Count Karl von Spreti the ambassador to Guatemala is kidnapped and shot dead.
5th April 1976 : One of the world's richest men, eccentric American billionaire Howard Hughes dies at the age of 70. He had spent the last 20 years living as a recluse in hotel penthouses around the world
5th April 1988 : The hijackers of a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet have released 24 women passengers and one man with a heart condition after landing in Iran.
5th April 2001 : A Dutch lorry driver is sentenced to 14 years in prison for his part in the deaths of 58 Chinese illegal immigrants found during a routine search at Dover Ferry Port Last June.
5th April 2008 : Charlton Heston, who won an Oscar for his starring role in Ben-Hur, has died. He was aged 84. Heston died at his home in Beverly Hills. His wife Lydia, whom he married in 1944, was at his side. Heston has played Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in Hollywood movies of the 1950's and 1960's.
5th April 2010 : The Department of Transportation has asked Toyota to pay a fine of $16.4m for withholding information on faulty accelerator pedals. The Department has said that the company had failed to notify it about the flaws 'in a timely way.' The National Highways Traffic Safety Administration has said that documents provided by Toyota have shown that the carmaker knew about the defect in September 2009. It was reports of problems with the pedals that prompted the recall that took place in January. Toyota will have two weeks to appeal against the penalty. Under federal regulations, automakers are required to inform the agency within five days of determining that a safety defect exists
5th April 2010 : Coordinated bombings by Taliban militants at the U.S. consulate in Peshawar and at a ruling party rally in the Pakistani North-West Frontier Province kills fifty people and injures one hundred.
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Devi ji aaj ki kia updates hain?
6th April must be a day full of happening? Easter ceremonies started today with Good Friday. 
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g g bilkul mei btati hun sabr kary
PS. my haleem coming soon :shoaby:
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That will be written in golden words in our history 
BTW, 6th April gone, lets talk what happened on 7th April.
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6th April 1994 : The presidents of the African states of Rwanda and Burundi have been killed in a plane crash near the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Both countries have seen ethnic violence between Hutu’s and the minority Tutsis has cost the lives of over 100,000 in the last 12 months and many believe the deaths of the presidents will only escalate the problems. ( Between April and June the Rwandan military and Hutu civilians massacred nearly 1 Million Tutsis and moderate Hutus in one of the worst cases of ethnic cleansing ever.
6th April 1896 The Olympic Games, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I
6th April 1917 Following the sinking of American liner Housatonic by a German U-boat and four more U.S. merchant ships President Wilson appeared before Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany and on April 6th the United States formally declared war on Germany
6th April 1930 : Mahatma Gandhi and his followers, in protest of the salt tax levied by the British Empire, ended their Salt March and Mahatma Gandhi manufactured salt from sea water breaking the British law establishing a monopoly on salt manufacture.
6th April 1931 : Following the growth of popularity of Radio the first late afternoon radio serial for children ( Little Orphan Annie ) is transmitted and draws a huge following
6th April 1934 : The Ford Motor Company becomes one the first car makers to announce the option for white sidewall tires on its new cars at a cost of $11.25 per set
6th April 1941 : Germany invades Yugoslavia resulting in the death of 17,000 civilians in a swift and brutal attack
6th April 1968 : The Violence and Race Riots continue in cities throughout the US following the assassination of black civil rights leader Martin Luther King on 4 April. Curfews have put in place around the country and National Guard Soldiers have been mobilized to keep control. The death toll from arson attacks is 19 and the looting and shooting continue. The cities worst affected include Chicago, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, Detroit and at another 75 cities around the country
6th April 1993 : An explosion rocked a Russian nuclear weapons complex in the Siberian town of Tomsk-7.
6th April 1998 : Pakistan successfully tested a medium-range missile capable of striking neighboring India. Pakistan has the seventh largest armed forces in the world and is in constant conflict over the region of Kashmir with it’s neighbor India. Both countries have developed nuclear weapons and Medium Range Missiles would allow them to destroy the other country. First Kashmir War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1947](http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1947.html) Second Kashmir War,Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Independence War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Kargil War (Kashmir ), Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
6th April 2004 : Jordan’s military court convicted eight Muslim militants and sentenced them to death for the 2002 killing of U.S. aid official Laurence Foley in a terror conspiracy linked to al-Qaida.
6th April 2005 : Prince Rainier III of Monaco dies, leaving the throne to Prince Albert II the eldest son of Rainier III of Monaco and Grace, Princess of Monaco, ( American actress Grace Kelly
6th April , 2009 : The 5.8 on the Richter scale L’Aquila earthquake ( central Italy ) leaves 307 dead and approximately 1,500 people injured. The Quake caused up to 10,000 buildings in L’Aquila damage. Many of the medieval churches and other buildings that are an important part of the history of the area were badly effected including the Basilica of Saint Bernardino of Siena. The earthquake left over 40,000 homeless which many believe was due to Poor building standards or construction materials
6th April, 2011 : Sweden’s Queen Silvia was injured when she tried to evade a photographer while visiting New York. The sixty-seven year old queen twisted her foot and was fitted with a foot brace and cane after the incident occurred. While she was shopping with her daughter Princess Madeleine, a Swedish photographer confronted them, and in the midst of trying to get away she injured herself.
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Aaj tilak wali aunty ki abba ka janam din hai, aur urmila matonkar ke guru bhi aaj hi paida hue the :)
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ae lo abhi 6th april ka btaya kher let me update with 7th april now
wasay yeah tu offically mera thread ho gaya hai
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yeah tilak vali aunty kaun han
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But why Olympics were not held for 1500 years? What was the reason behind discontinuance?
Gandhi ji to her roz srtike karte the shayad 
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Kachi imli, Kairi ki chatni, Karele ka achar, kajoo ki barfi, kele ka bhurta, khane wali…
Yes Jitendra is celebrating his 70th Birthday today.
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7th April 1949 : Rodgers and Hammerstein debut their hit musical "South Pacific" on Broadway. The production continues to be a favorite among high school and community theater groups today. Some of the best loved songs from the musical include "Bali Ha'i," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger than Springtime," "A Wonderful Guy" The partnership of Rodgers and Hammerstein created some of the most well known musicals in modern history working as a team with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and included Carousel South Pacific The King And I The Sound Of Music
7th April , 2008 : Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Paris, France where due to the large number of protests the route is shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists and due to problems the flame is extinguished five times
7th April 1906 : Mount Vesuvius erupted causing gray ash and liquid lava erupted from the volcano burning homes built on the hillsides as it continued down the mountain
7th April 1933 : After years of prohibition since Midnight of January 16, 1920 when the Eighteenth Amendment was put into effect which included importing, exporting, transporting, selling, and manufacturing of intoxicating liquor illegal. On April 7th 1933 beer is sold once again in 19 of the 48 states and the District of Columbia .
7th April 1940 : An Annular Solar Eclipse is seen for the first time in North America since 1930 and the sun was blocked completely out for 6 to 7 minutes by the moon with a narrow circle of brilliance around it's rim. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the earth and the sun during it's orbit. Austin in Texas had the closest to a full eclipse with 93% of the sun covered at 3.16 PM followed by Tallahassee in Florida at 6.22 PM .
7th April 1948 : The World Health Organization (WHO) established as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health
7th April 1954 : President Dwight D. Eisenhower coins the Cold War phrase when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia. The so-called "domino theory" dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade
7th April 1957 : New York City's last electric trolley completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan
7th April 1963 : Tito is named as the president for life of the newly named Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
7th April 1968 : Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim
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LKK ki adam dastiyabi ki waja se kitchen ke sath iss thread ki zima dari bhi aap per hai.. hamen umeed hai ke pulao ki tarah ye thread bhi 
bun jae ga.
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6th april guzar gai 7th ka sochay
PS. i m off sleeping good night kal haleem banai hai n 8th april ko update krna hai do check household meal of the weak for my haleem 
good night 
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7th April 1949 : Rodgers and Hammerstein debut their hit musical "South Pacific" on Broadway. The production continues to be a favorite among high school and community theater groups today. Some of the best loved songs from the musical include "Bali Ha'i," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger than Springtime," "A Wonderful Guy" The partnership of Rodgers and Hammerstein created some of the most well known musicals in modern history working as a team with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and included Carousel South Pacific The King And I The Sound Of Music
7th April , 2008 : Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Paris, France where due to the large number of protests the route is shortened at the demand of Chinese officials following widespread protests by pro-Tibet and human rights activists and due to problems the flame is extinguished five times
7th April 1906 : Mount Vesuvius erupted causing gray ash and liquid lava erupted from the volcano burning homes built on the hillsides as it continued down the mountain
7th April 1933 : After years of prohibition since Midnight of January 16, 1920 when the Eighteenth Amendment was put into effect which included importing, exporting, transporting, selling, and manufacturing of intoxicating liquor illegal. On April 7th 1933 beer is sold once again in 19 of the 48 states and the District of Columbia .
7th April 1940 : An Annular Solar Eclipse is seen for the first time in North America since 1930 and the sun was blocked completely out for 6 to 7 minutes by the moon with a narrow circle of brilliance around it's rim. A solar eclipse is when the moon gets between the earth and the sun during it's orbit. Austin in Texas had the closest to a full eclipse with 93% of the sun covered at 3.16 PM followed by Tallahassee in Florida at 6.22 PM .
7th April 1948 : *The World Health Organization (WHO) established as a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health * 7th April 1954 : President Dwight D. Eisenhower coins the Cold War phrase when he suggests the fall of French Indochina to the communists could create a "domino" effect in Southeast Asia. The so-called "domino theory" dominated U.S. thinking about Vietnam for the next decade
7th April 1957 : New York City's last electric trolley completed its final run from Queens to Manhattan
7th April 1963 : Tito is named as the president for life of the newly named Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
7th April 1968 : Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim
After more than 60 years of its establishment, WHO still couldn't get success over diseases like Malaria, Polio, in third world countries. :(
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Today is the 8th April and I think today is the easter holidays.
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But LKK Easter is not celebrated on a fixed date.. Its celebrated on a Sunday following full moon in between 22 March and 25 April.
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I don't have any idea about easter :LB:
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8th April 1990 : Twin Peaks American Emmy Award winning television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost premieres on ABC . The series was set in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington. and, in its short first season, was one of the network's highest rating television programs receiving immen'se critical acclaim.
8th April 1904 : Long Acre Square in Manhattan, New York, was renamed Times Square
8th April 1935 : As part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act creates The WPA or Works Progress Administration for creating government jobs for some of the nation's many unemployed. The WPA employed more than 8.5 million persons on 1.4 million public projects before it was disbanded in 1943
8th April 1953 : Jomo Kenyatta the leader of the Kenya African Union Movement is sentenced to seven years hard labour for his part in the organization of the rebel Mau Mau movement. In 1963 Mr Kenyatta took control as the first prime minister of a self governing Kenya and denied he was ever a member of the Mau Mau, his trial is generally regarded to have been rigged by the British because he was an advocate of self rule for Kenya and other African Nations.
8th April 1966 : A raging fire on the cruise ship the Viking Princess caused passengers and crew to abandon ship with 3 reported deaths and many injuries, 3 merchant vessels went to their aid midway between Cuba and Haiti.
8th April 1974 : Pablo Picasso died in France
8th April 1974 : Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth's legendary record of 714 homers
8th April 1986 : A Terrorist Bomb Attack on American Servicemen in a Berlin Disco has left 2 dead and 100 injured. The attacks are believed to be from a Libyan Terrorist group and the army and Berlin Police are following up every lead
8th April 1992 : Tennis player Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS
8th April 2010 : Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, have signed a nuclear arms treaty in Prague. The treaty will commit the former Cold War enemies to reduce their number of deployed strategic warheads to 1,550. A reduction of 30%. The signing will be taking place in Prague Castle, and will have to be ratified by lawmakers of both countries. The treaty will replace the now expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) of 1991.
8th April 2010 : The death toll and flooding increase with more than 200 dead and tens of thousands of shanty homes in the favelas / slum Areas in the State of Rio de Janeiro, the worst effected in Morro do Bumba, The shanty towns are built on the hillsides above downtowns and as the rains have increased they have been worst effected because many are temporary structures which can not withstand the mud slides caused by excessive rain.
8th April, 2011 : Ground was broken by government officials and Walt Disney executives on the future site of the first Disneyland park to be built in China. The deal to build a Disneyland park in Shanghai had taken ten years of talks and was expected to cost nearly four billions dollars to build.
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History of Pakistan on 6th & 8th April.
April 6 1970: First ordnance factory is inaugurated at Ghazipur.
April 6 1978: First of the 13-volume exhaustive Urdu Dictionary is published by Taraqqi-i-Urdu Board.
April 6 2000: Nawaz Sharif sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of hijacking and terrorism.
April 8 1950: Liaquat-Nehru agreement is signed in New Delhi on measures to deal with major Inter-Dominion problems.
April 8 1965: India & Pakistan engage in border fight
April 8, 1976: Sardari system is abolished in Balochistan.
April 8 1982: Jahangir Khan wins British Open Squash Championship.
