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Historical Event on 8/6/1920
Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
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| 9/22/1789 | Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department. |
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| 11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
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