▁Indones ian ▁air line ▁Gar uda ▁Indones ia ▁is ▁established . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 ▁– ▁A ▁British ▁South ▁American ▁Air ways ▁Av ro ▁Lan cast rian ▁air lin er ▁crashes ▁into ▁a ▁mountain ▁during ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina ▁to ▁Santiago , ▁Chile ▁( the ▁w reck age ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁found ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 ). ▁ ▁August ▁ 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁ends ▁Operation ▁Product , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁pol ition ele ▁act ies ▁( mil it ary ▁" pol ice ▁actions ") ▁in ▁Indones ia . ▁ ▁August ▁ 7 ▁ ▁Thor ▁Hey erd ahl ' s ▁b als a ▁wood ▁ra ft , ▁the ▁Kon - T iki , ▁sm ash es ▁into ▁the ▁re ef ▁at ▁R aro ia ▁in ▁the ▁Tu am ot u ▁Islands , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 0 1 - day , ▁ 4 , 3 0 0 ▁mile , ▁voyage ▁across ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁demonstr ating ▁that ▁pre histor ic ▁pe op les ▁could ▁have ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁islands ▁from ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁Bomb ay ▁Municipal ▁Corporation ▁formally ▁takes ▁over ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Electric ▁Supp ly ▁and ▁Transport ▁( BE ST ). ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁ ▁The ▁Muslim ▁majority ▁regions ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁India ▁gain ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁as ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁While ▁the ▁transition ▁is ▁officially ▁at ▁mid night ▁on ▁this ▁day , ▁Pakistan ▁celebr ates ▁its