Live Chennai: Today (27th October) is the day when NASA launched Saturn 1 (the year 1996),Today � 27th October is the day on which NASA launched its first space shuttle Saturn 1 in the year 1996.

Posted on: 27/Oct/2017 4:36:49 PM

Today-27th October is the day on which NASA launched its first space shuttle Saturn 1 in the year 1996.

The other important events on this day:

� French Army enters Berlin � 1806.

� French and Spanish Armies capture Portugal � 1807.

� The USA admitted West Florida (then the Spanish Republic).

� Garibaldi�s army enters Rome � 1867,

� French Army (140000 soldiers) surrenders to Russia in the Metz War � 1870,

� In an earthquake of 8.0 Richters in Japan, more than 7000 die � 1891.

� The1st subway in New York city opens � 1904.This is still the largest in the USA and one of the largest in the world.

� Uzbekistan enters USSR � 1924.

� A British Nuclear (Atomic) test Totem-2 was conducted in South Australia at Emufield.

� The 1st Pakistan President Iskander was taken out from his position in a military coup and General Ayub Khan assumes power � 1958.