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Historical Event on 3/24/1968

The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
5/30/1999India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
4/1/1989Bengal regains Santosh Trophy by beating Kerala.
12/22/1999The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs.
1/7/1956Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.