Some Interesting facts from History
An interesting fact from history (1) - there is a town called Buffliaz on the jammu-srinagar highway in India. It apparently gets the name from the famous Macedonian king Alexander's horse Buceaphalus, who was killed in the battle of Hydapes in 326 BC, and was buried here. The horse was very dear to Alexander, having been with him right from its youth days. ___________________________________________________________________________________ An interesting fact from history (2) - Did you know the sitting Chief Minister of an Indian State was killed when his civilian plane was shot down by Pakistan? The incident happened on 19th September 1965, when Balwantrai Mehta was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The 2nd Indo-Pak war had started and forces from both sides were engaged in combat throughout the international border. Balwantrai Mehta, his wife and 6 others were in Beechcraft aircraft being flown by Jehangir Engineer, travelling from Mithapur to Kutch. The plane lost its path and ca