From the books of history - 16 August special

What Happened

1777: American forces won the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War. 1946: Direct Action Day was called by the Muslim League, leading to severe communal violence in Calcutta (Kolkata), India. 1960: Cyprus officially gained independence from British colonial rule. 2018: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, poet and former Prime Minister of India, passed away.