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1458: Indian Sultan Mahmud Begada Comes to Power

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|Date: May 25, 2019
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1458: Indian Sultan Mahmud Begada Comes to Power

Sultan Mahmud Begadi, one of the most powerful rulers of Gujarat, came to power on this day in 1458. He i ...

Sultan Mahmud Begadi, one of the most powerful rulers of Gujarat, came to power on this day in 1458. He is known for leading the war against the Portuguese (1509). Sultan Mahmud Begadi ruled Gujarat, ...

May 25, 2019
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1498: Vasco da Gama: The First European Ships Come to India

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1498: Vasco da Gama: The First European Ships Come to India

This day in 1498 marked an important event because the ships of Vasco da Gama landed on the Indian coast ...

This day in 1498 marked an important event because the ships of Vasco da Gama landed on the Indian coast as the first ships which came from Europe to Asia, using a route around Africa. The sea route ...

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1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

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1974: India Detonates its First Nuclear Bomb

On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb. The test was conducted in the middle of the ...

On this day in 1974, India detonated its first nuclear bomb. The test was conducted in the middle of the Thar Desert, at the location called "Pokhran Test Range". It is a location in the Indian Rajas ...

May 18, 2019
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1998: India Tests its First Thermonuclear Bomb: Shakti I

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1998: India Tests its First Thermonuclear Bomb: Shakti I

On this day in 1998, India tested its first thermonuclear bomb. Thermonuclear bombs use the energy of a f ...

On this day in 1998, India tested its first thermonuclear bomb. Thermonuclear bombs use the energy of a fission bomb to compress and heat fusion fuel. Such bombs are significantly stronger than ordina ...

May 11, 2019
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1861: Motilal Nehru: Indian Mason whose Son, Granddaughter, and Great-Grandson Became Prime Ministers of India

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1861: Motilal Nehru: Indian Mason whose Son, Granddaughter, and Great-Grandson Became Prime Ministers of India

On this day the founder of the strongest Indian political dynasty of the 20th century – Motilal Nehru – w ...

On this day the founder of the strongest Indian political dynasty of the 20th century – Motilal Nehru – was born. He was himself a politician, twice even the president of the Indian National Congress ...

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1883: Lord Wavell – Viceroy of India During World War II

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1883: Lord Wavell – Viceroy of India During World War II

The seat of the viceroy was in an enormous palace in Delhi, in which Indian presidents live today. The si ...

The seat of the viceroy was in an enormous palace in Delhi, in which Indian presidents live today. The situation in India at that time was not easy because of the desire for independence from Britain. ...

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

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1984: Indira Gandhi Killed

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of h ...

Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister and daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed on this day by two of her Sikh bodyguards. This was done in reprisal for the Indian Army's strike against the Sikhs, w ...

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1695: The Biggest Robbery in the History of Piracy

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1695: The Biggest Robbery in the History of Piracy

This day marked probably the biggest robbery in the history of piracy. The English pirate Henry Every, ni ...

This day marked probably the biggest robbery in the history of piracy. The English pirate Henry Every, nicknamed "King of the Pirates" stole loot worth up to $400 million (in today’s currency). On thi ...

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