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Historical Event on 3/24/1855

First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/27/1604Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
10/29/1930Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is sent back to prison for two yearrs following a speech he made at Allahabad the day after his release from jail.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
8/22/1919Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born.
12/9/1999BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
8/23/2000India, Japan unveil new global partnership and agree to start a formal security dialogue. Sanctions status quo on CTBT.