On a voyage funded by King Ferdinand of Spain, Italian adventurer Christopher Columbus found the 'New World' of the Americas in 1492. Columbus was born in 1451 in the Republic of Genoa, which is today part of Italy. In his twenties, he relocated to Lisbon, Portugal, and then to Spain, where he resided for the rest of his life. He made four journeys to the Caribbean and South America between 1492 and 1504, and has been both lauded and blamed for opening up the Americas to European colonization.

On Thursday, India's government will legally divide Jammu and Kashmir state into two federal territories, as part of a broad effort to strengthen its control on the restive territory at the core of more than 70 years of conflict with Pakistan. The state's Kashmir valley area is one of the most militarized in the world, where terrorists have conducted a decades-long battle against Indian control, murdering tens of thousands of people.

Homi Jehangir Bhabha was a nuclear scientist of Indian origin who made significant contributions to quantum theory and cosmic radiation. He is referred to as the "Father of the Indian Nuclear Program." Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on October 30, 1909 in Mumbai to a rich Parisi family that was extremely powerful in western India. His father was a lawyer named Jehangir Hormusji Bhabha. He was the first Chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission.

Indira Gandhi, India's prime minister, is killed by two of her own bodyguards in New Delhi. Sikhs Beant Singh and Satwant Singh opened fire on Gandhi as she headed to her office from an adjoining home. Satwant Singh, who lived long enough to stand trial, was convicted and killed in 1989. Riots erupted in New Delhi following Gandhi's murder. Over the span of two days, more than 1,000 innocent Sikhs were slain in indiscriminate assaults. Rajiv Gandhi, Gandhi's son, took over as Prime Minister.

Laura Ann Aime was at a Halloween party with friends on October 31st, 1974. The 17-year-old left the gathering by herself later that night. This was the final time anyone saw her alive. On November 26th, over a month later, two hikers discovered Laura Aime's nude body on the edge of an embankment in Utah's American Fork Canyon. Laura's assailant battered, raped, and strangled her to death, according to authorities.

Diego Maradona led Argentina to World Cup triumph in 1986, but his achievements were overshadowed by his battles with drug addiction. Diego Armando Maradona was born on October 30, 1960, in Villa Fiorito, Argentina, a province of Buenos Aires. Maradona led club clubs to titles in Argentina, Italy, and Spain, and he was a key member of Argentina's World Cup-winning squad in 1986. However, the soccer legend's career was tarnished by two high-profile bans for drug usage, and he has frequently struggled with health issues after retirement.

He desired retaliation for the abuse meted out to the last mission. Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut on the Malabar coast for the second time on October 30, 1502. He had returned in a state of war this time. He came to exact vengeance on Pedro Alvares Cabral, who had arrived in Calicut earlier. Da Gama was greeted as a hero upon his return to Portugal, and he was dispatched on a second voyage to India in 1502, where he ruthlessly battled with Muslim traders in the region.

Harry Houdini, one of the most famous magicians of all time died on October 31 in the year 1926 because of peritonitis in detroit. He is best known for his sensational escaping acts. Moreover, During his career, Houdini published books for the magic brotherhood in which he explained some of his tricks.

Vallabhbhai Patel, full name Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, byname Sardar Patel, was an Indian barrister and statesman who was a leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence fight. He served as deputy prime minister, minister of home affairs, minister of information, and minister of states during the first three years of Indian independence after 1947. Patel was the leading contender for the Indian National Congress presidency in 1945–46, but Gandhi once again interfered to ensure Nehru's election. The British viceroy invited Nehru, as President of the Congress, to establish an interim administration.

Sir Sean Connery, a renowned actor known for his role in James Bond took his last breath on October 31st at the age of 90. He dies peacefully in his sleep in Bahmas as told by his son. His acting career included the span of seven decades and he was the recipient of Oscar for his role in The Untouchables.

A deep dive into one of the most contentious events in broadcasting history: Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama about Martians invading New Jersey." According to Radiolab, when Welles' broadcast went on the air, "roughly 1 in every 12... felt it was genuine and... some fraction of that 1 million individuals raced out of their houses."

The world's highest statue, the Statue of Unity, is dedicated to visionary Indian statesman Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It was formally revealed on October 31, 2018, to considerable excitement by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The bronze-clad statue is 182 meters tall, which is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty and 29 meters taller than China's Spring Temple Buddha, which previously held the title of world's tallest. The Statue of Unity, located in Gujarat near the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River, was created by famous Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar and took five years to complete.

However, the soccer legend's career was tarnished by two high-profile bans for drug usage, and he has frequently struggled with health issues after retirement. The issues that plagued Maradona later in his career persisted after he retired.

Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India, and possibly one of the world's youngest elected heads of government, at the age of 40. His mother, Smt. Indira Gandhi, was eight years his senior when she became Prime Minister for the first time in 1966. His renowned grandfather, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, was 58 when he began his 17-year tenure as free India's first Prime Minister. In more terrible and agonizing conditions than Shri Gandhi experienced in the aftermath of his mother's horrific death on October 31, 1984. But he handled the enormous burdens of personal anguish and national duty with grace, dignity, and moderation.

The Duma was the elected legislative body that, together with the State Council, served as the imperial Russian legislature from 1906 until its dissolution after the March 1917 Revolution. Tsar Nicholas II founded the Duma as a result of the 1905 revolution in his Manifesto on October 30, 1905, promising that it would be a representative parliament and that its approval would be required for legislation to be enacted.