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Historical Event on 5/18/1973
A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
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| 2/2/1930 | Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away. |
| 2/5/1936 | Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born. |
| 3/3/1906 | Trailokyanath Goswami, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Nalbari, Assam . |
| 7/24/1998 | India signs a deal with Russia for purchasing the aircraft-carrier. |
| 12/25/1946 | Gandhiji said, at Noakhali, ""I am being tested through and through"". |
| 4/12/1992 | M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away. |
| 9/11/1824 | Shivling Surge died at Alpayu. |
| 4/15/1932 | Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 9/6/1996 | CBI arrests four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leaders in bribery case. |
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