Historical Events on 1st November= PART-3: 1951 - 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, NM 1951 - Jet magazine founded by John H Johnson 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1952 - 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific Fusion occurs for 1st time on Earth 1953 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) & 6 mile (28:08.4) 1953 - KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 - Algeria begins rebellion against French rule 1954 - General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba 1954 - India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements 1954 - The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence. 1956 - Delhi becomes a territory of Indian union 1956 - Indian state of Madhya Pradesh forms 1956 - Indian states of Punjab, Patiala & PEPSU merge as Punjab protection 1956 - Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact 1956 - Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain & Bardeen 1956 - Formation of Kerala state in India. 1957 - World longest suspension bridge opens (Mackinac Straits Mich) 1958 - USSR performs nuclear test 1959 - 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) 1962 - Greece enters European Common Market 1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 - USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars 1965 - 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, SF 1966 - Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created 1968 - Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) 1968 - University of Suriname opens 1969 - Beatles Abbey Road, album goes #1 in US & stays #1 for 11 weeks 1972 - 1st gay theme TV movie - That Certain Summer 1972 - Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick 1973 - The Indian state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu . 1974 - UN affirms independence of Cyprus 1976 - Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule 1976 - W German Generals Krupinski and Franke admit to having been Nazis 1979 - Bolivia military coup under Gen Busch, pres Guevara flees 1979 - Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million. to be continued ...
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:13:14 +0000
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