On April 12, 1961, 27-year-old Gagarin completed a 108-minute orbital flight in the Vostok 1 spacecraft, making him the first man in space. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin ( 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space when his Vostok spacecraft completed [...]
“Vending (or “automatic retailing” as it is increasingly known) has a long history. The Greek mathematician Hero seems to have got the ball rolling in 215BC, when he invented a machine to vend holy water in Egyptian temples.”
The Japanese Invasion of Malaya, or Battle of Kota Bharu, began just after midnight on 8 December 1941 (local time) before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Kota Bharu, capital of the Kelantan Province, situated on the north-east coast of Malaysia, was, in 1941, the base of operations for the Royal Air Force in Northern Malaya [...]
Mokhtar Dahari (13 November 1953 – 11 July 1991) was a legendary Malaysian football player from Setapak, Selangor. He was one of the Best Players in Asia in the 1970s. Born in Setapak, Mokhtar showed interest in playing football at an early age. He played for his school and later for his home state, Selangor FA. He was only nineteen years old when he first played for the Malaysia national football team in an international game. Mokhtar helped Selangor FA win the Malaysia Cup 10 times and scored 177 goals altogether. In international games, he helped the Malaysia national football team score a total of 125 goals in 167 caps. He was the best striker in Malaysia.
