The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.
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New Delhi air pollution was declared a public emergency, causing the city to close many schools and construction sites.
NASA's Lunar Orbiter 2 launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Whitney Houston released her third album, 'I'm Your Baby Tonight.'
Mahatma Gandhi was arrested after leading an Indian miner's march in protest of the Indian Relief Bill.
The American action drama series '24,' with Keifer Sutherland, premiered on FOX.