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Historical Event on 1/24/1966

Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.

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11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
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11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
8/27/1976Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
5/1/1964Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.