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Today in Kuwait history:

KUWAIT, March 29 (KUNA) -- 1966 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues a decree for establishing an information consultative council.
1974 -- Kuwait wins the third GCC soccer tournament.
1991 -- Fire at the burning oil field, Al-Ahmadi 24, is doused. The field was set ablaze by the Iraqi regime forces before withdrawing from Kuwait. It was the first burning oil field to be doused among a series of others set alight by the occupiers, 2003 -- A rocket fired by the Iraqi regime crashes into Al-Sharq mall causing damage.
2005 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah lays the cornerstone of Jaber Al-Ahmad city in Amghara.
2005 -- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation inaugurates its office in Beijing.
2010 -- The Ministry of Health inaugurates Abdullah Abdulhadi Health Center in Yarmouk.
2012 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Baghdad on his first visit after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He has arrived in Baghdad to attend the 23rd Arab Summit.
2015 -- The Ministry of Education and the World Bank sign a technical cooperation agreement to overhaul education.
2018 -- Kuwait Petroleum International inks a partnership agreement with the Munich-based Chargeunity, one of the largest electrical cars charging companies in Europe. (end) rk