In History Today

1. 1953 - Nuclear test: At the test site in Nevada, the United States tests its only nuclear artillery.

2. 1913- The Kochi Pulaya Mahasabha came into being.

3. 1985- Punjab Model Speech. R Balakrishna Pillai resigns as minister.

4. 1999 - Inauguration of Nedumbassery Airport.

5. 2013 - Maoist attack in Chattisgarh 32 Congress leaders killed.

6. 1946 - Abdullah-1 becomes king of Jordan.

7. 1961 - US President John F. Kennedy announces the Apollo program. In the announcement, he said that the man will be reaching the moon in 10 years.

8. 1963 - 'Organization of African Unity' established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

9. 1977 - China withdraws the ban on Shakespeare's literary works.

10. 1981 - GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council established, Riyadh).

11. 1985 -More than 10,000 people died in Bangladesh due to a big storm.

12. 2009 - North Korea's second nuclear test. Conducted.

13. 2011 - The last episode of the famous Oprah Winfrey Show aired.

14. 2016 - Pinarayi government came to power.

15. 1977 - Star Wars released.

16. 1985 - Tens of thousands die in cyclones in Bangladesh.