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TODAY - Feb 27, 2026

Thought of the Day

Exploration is wired into our brains. If we can see the horizon, we want to know what is beyond.

Today's Birthday

Alice Hamilton
Alice Hamilton Physician, American(1869)

A physician and pioneer in industrial toxicology, was the first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard University.

 
Charles Herbert Best
Charles Herbert Best Scientist, American(1899)

An American-Canadian medical scientist and one of the co-discoverers of insulin.

 
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck Author, American(1902)

An American Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote 27 books includes The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden.

 
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor Actress, British(1932)

British-American actress who is regarded as one of the great screen star of Hollywood's Golden Age.

This day in History

1594

Henry IV is crowned king of France in Chartres.

1922

The United States Supreme Court declares the 19th Amendment constitutional, thereby guaranteeing women's voting rights.

1974

The first issue of People magazine, a weekly publication featuring entertainment and social-interest news, hits the newsstands.

1980

Michael Jackson is awarded his first Grammy.

2003

A design by architect Daniel Libeskind is selected to be built on the former site of the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Centre.

Man who made the difference

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

John Steinbeck

An American Nobel laureate, who was born on February 27, 1902, in United States. Steinbeck was educated at the University of Stanford. Steinbeck was awarded in the 1962, with the Nobel Prize in literature. Steinbeck's most widely known work is The Grapes of Wrath. His first novel was Cup of Gold. His other early books include To a God Unknown. Steinbeck's other works include Cannery Row, East of Eden, The Winter of Our Discontent, The Wayward Bus, The Moon Is Down and America and Americans. With Charley he wrote the popular Travels, an autobiographical account of a trip across the United States accompanied by a pet poodle in 1962. He died on December 20, 1968, in New York City, New York, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal