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Historical Event on 8/15/2000

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
10/2/1961Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established.
12/26/1989India debars Bofors from future contracts until they come out clean.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
10/24/1856Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar.
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
5/27/1999Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
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