From the books of history - 30 October special

What Happened

"2020: The Indian government banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, amid heightened cross-border tensions. 1961: The Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba in the Arctic Sea, the most powerful thermonuclear weapon ever tested in human history, with a yield roughly 4,000 times greater than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. 1960: Britain's first successful kidney transplant was performed. 1922: Benito Mussolini was appointed Prime Minister of Italy, marking the beginning of the Fascist regime. 2007: Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer in history to cross 15,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). 1883: The founder of the Arya Samaj Swami Dayanand Saraswati, a key figure in religious and social reform in India, passed away. 2008: Multiple synchronized bomb blasts tore through Guwahati and other parts of Assam, killing over 80 people and injuring hundreds."