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This Week in History: Google's 28th, Bhagat Singh's Birth, Gandhi Jayanti & More
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CNBC TV18•27-09-2026, 17:49
This Week in History: Google's 28th, Bhagat Singh's Birth, Gandhi Jayanti & More
- •Google celebrates its 28th founding anniversary on September 27, having been incorporated on September 4, 1998, and expanding from its initial search engine, BackRub, into a global tech giant.
- •Revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was born on September 28, 1907, becoming a prominent figure in India's anti-colonial struggle before his execution in 1931.
- •On September 29, 1988, Stacy Allison became the first American woman to summit Mount Everest, climbing via the southeast ridge route.
- •The world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned on September 30, 1954, demonstrating extended sea endurance and undertaking historic voyages.
- •NASA began operations on October 1, 1958, becoming central to America's space exploration efforts and overseeing achievements like the Apollo missions; Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, leading India's non-violent independence movement; and Germany was reunified on October 3, 1990, ending over four decades of division.
Key Questions Answered
Google traditionally marks its birthday on September 27, although the company was officially incorporated on September 4, 1998, after being developed by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University.
Revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was born in Banga on September 28, 1907, and was later executed by the British on March 23, 1931, at the age of 23.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially began operations on October 1, 1958, following its creation in the wake of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik.
