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Historical Event on 2/24/1995

Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1946Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.
1/14/1758Emperor of England's charter allowed the East India Company to keep to any booty taken in war against the enemies of the king and the company. The confisticated goods, after the war, could be kept with them.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.