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Historical Event on 12/6/1997
Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/18/1974	First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
5/7/1950	Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
4/22/1942	The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
4/13/1971	Carlton Chapman, Indian Soccer (Football) player, was born in Bangalore, Karnataka.
4/4/1999	India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.
8/2/2000	The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill.
1/26/1982	Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
5/14/1994	RBI announces tight monetary policy.
7/24/1985	Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sikh leader Sant Harchand Singh Longowal of Akali Dal signed a peace contract known as 'Punjab Accord' thus ending the four-year agitation in Punjab.
4/1/1902	Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay.

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