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Historical Event on 6/20/1985

The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1999Four DRDO scientists and four pilots aboard an Avro plane on a research test flight are killed as the plane crashes after take-off from the Arakkonam INS Rajali Naval air base in Tamil Nadu.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
9/14/1997Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
9/30/1900Mohommad Ali Chhagla, former central minister, was born.
6/1/1993Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
4/12/1992The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.