India’s first geo-stationary satellite APPLE started functioning and other important events|Oneindia

Cleveland was founded on 22nd July in 1796. The city was founded by the Connecticut Land Company, led by General Moses Cleaveland, whom the city is named after. 22 July 1812 saw Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, execute one of his most stunning victories over the French forces during the Peninsular War in Spain & Portugal. It showed his brilliance as an offensive general as he beat 40,000 Frenchmen in 40 minutes at Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War. On July 22, 1939, a 31-year-old Bolin made history again as the first African-American female judge in the United States. On July 22nd 1981, India’s first geo-stationary satellite APPLE started functioning. The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment (APPLE), an experimental communication satellite was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 19th 1981, which began functioning on July 22nd of the same year. APPLE was an experimental communications satellite with a C-Band transponder.