Forty years ago, on December 30, 1985, Pakistan President Zia-ul-Haq appointed new provincial governors as martial law was set to be lifted, with promises of "undiluted democracy." In India, the Congress party, celebrating its centenary, announced plans for organizational elections after two decades to revamp the party, initiated by party chief Rajiv Gandhi. Meanwhile, a buried hydrogen bomb was detonated in Nevada as part of a "star wars" technology test.