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Historical Event on 3/21/1976
The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1913 | Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco. |
| 11/13/1780 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 2/18/1871 | Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away. |
| 6/5/1995 | A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins. |
| 12/12/1947 | Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash. |
| 3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
| 9/9/1942 | Shirish Kumar, martyr, died. |
| 12/4/1998 | Sonia Gandhi said the Congress(I) was prepared to meet the challenge of contesting a mid-term poll if it was forced on the country. But it would not take any initiative to pull down the BJP-led coalition. |
| 1/3/1931 | Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born. |
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