30 October 1961
Tsar Bomba Test
The Soviet Union detonates Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear explosive ever tested.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Novaya Zemlya in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Soviet Union detonates Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear explosive ever tested.
The Soviet Union detonates the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear device ever tested.
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
The United Nations General Assembly adopts the McCloy-Zorin Accords
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