On this day in 1995, Amnesty International first raised objections to the human rights situation in China.
On 31 August 1993, Russia withdrew its last troops from Lithuania.
On this day in 1991, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declared their independence from the Soviet Union.
On this day in 1983, the Indian satellite INSAT-1B was launched from the American space shuttle Challenger.
The American Communist Party was formed on this day in August 1919.
On this day in 1881, the first tennis championship was held in America.
On this day in 1957, Malaysia gained independence from Great Britain.
On this day in 1956, the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, passed the State Reorganisation Bill.
On this day in 1920, news was broadcast on the radio for the first time in the American city of Detroit.
On this day in 1962, India’s two-stage sounding rocket Rohini-MSV1 was successfully launched.
On this day in 1962, the Caribbean countries of Tobago and Trinidad gained independence from Great Britain.
On this day in August, American baseball player Sandy Koufax set a National League record in 1959.
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