This day in history

1910: The first issue of Ukrainsky holos comes off the presses in Canada.

1917: The Central Rada is formed in Kyiv as a representative body of the local Ukrainian civic organizations.

1917: The Pavlo Polubotko Ukrainian Military Club is founded in Kyiv. It is the first organization that has played a major role in the development of the Ukrainian military movement.

1917: Tsarist Russia’s authorities start being liquidated in Ukraine.

1943: Soviet troops once again retreat from Kharkiv after pitched battles.

1962: The Soviet Union launches a comprehensive space exploration program using rockets and the Kosmos Sputnik series of satellites.

1990: The Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society holds its first session after restoration in Lviv.

1992: Ukraine and the Republic of South Africa establish diplomatic relations.

2000: President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine pays an official visit to Azerbaijan.