JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
var strPropertyEvents="20 Aug 2014-New Activity 1, 21 Aug 2014-gfdbfjdb ,21 Aug 2014-anubhav, 24 ug 2014-hjdf";
$('#hiddenActivityDate').val(strPropertyEvents);
var strList = strPropertyEvents.split(',');
console.log(strList);
$.each(strList,function(index,val){
$("#ProgramList").append('<option>'+val+'</option>');
});
});
</script>
<input id="hiddenActivityDate" type="hidden" />
<select id="ProgramList"></select>