From The Books of History - 03 November Special

What Happened

"1605: Prince Salim ascended the Mughal throne and took the title of Jahangir. 1838: The Times of India was first published (initially founded as The Bombay Times). 1947: Major Somnath Sharma made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Badgam in Kashmir and became the very first recipient of India's highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. 1903: Panama separated from Colombia with U.S. backing. 1994: Sony released the original PlayStation console in Japan. 1988: India Launched Operation Cactus. India’s armed forces launched Operation Cactus after armed mercenaries attempted to overthrow the government of the Maldives. Indian forces intervened to restore the government and secure the capital, Malé. 2000: BCCI Suspended Five Indian Cricketers. The Board of Control for Cricket in India temporarily suspended Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Sharma, Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar following the release of a CBI report."