A day that pairs one of history's largest ruptures with a much quieter one: the invasion that started the Second World War in Europe, and the bureaucratic decision that gave India a single national clock.
On this day
1939Germany invaded Poland at dawn, the opening act of the Second World War in Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later.This Photo was taken by Reinhold Möller. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use · CC BY-SA 4.0
1985A joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard located the wreck of RMS Titanic, over 12,000 feet down in the North Atlantic, 73 years after it sank.Titanic Belfast via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0- 1947IndiaIndian Standard Time was formally adopted as the country's single official time zone, based on 82.5°E longitude, replacing the separate regional times used under British rule.
Did you know
The Life Insurance Corporation of India was formed on this date in 1956, created by merging 245 separate insurers and provident societies into one entity — still India's largest life insurer seven decades later.