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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Aug-24)
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Aug 24, 1995 ::
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, a computer operating system by Microsoft, that was released with much fanfare on this day.
Aug 24, 1991 :: Mikhail
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:: On this day, he resigned as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Aug 24, 1991 :: UKRAINE :: It declared itself independent from the
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on this day.
Aug 24, 1974 ::
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AHMED :: On this day, he became the 5th President of India.
Aug 24, 1969 :: V.V. GIRI :: On this day, he became the
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of India.
Aug 24, 1968 :: HYDROGEN BOMB ::
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exploded its first hydrogen bomb on this day, thus becoming the world's fifth nuclear power.
Aug 24, 1955 :: RAMMANOHAR Lohia :: On this day, he announced the formation of the
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of India.
Aug 24, 1932 :: Amelia EARHART :: On this day, she became the
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to fly across the United States non-stop.
Aug 24, 1912 :: ALASKA became
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with effect from this day.
Aug 24, 1690 :: CALCUTTA :: This city of India was
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on this day.
Aug 24, 79 :: Mount
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:: It is a volcano east of Naples, Italy, and the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. It erupted on this day and buried
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of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in volcanic ash.