On 4/3/1968, a category F4 tornado 32.8 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages. Fort Campbell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
Buddhist New Year. The Buddhist New Year is celebrated on different days throughout the world. In Theravadin countries (Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Laos), the new year is celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April. In Mahayana countries, the new year usually starts on the first full moon day in January, and Tibetan Buddhists generally celebrate it in March. Vesak (Buddha Day)
Sri Lanka became an independent and sovereign nation on February 4, 1948. It changed its name to Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka in 1968 and finally to its current name Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.