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Historical Event on 7/21/1947
Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/21/1952	Indian National Congress party wins the 1st General Election of India under the ledearship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
7/25/1988	Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
5/28/1996	BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
3/18/1948	Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.
12/4/1993	Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
1/22/1899	Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
9/21/1990	Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
6/2/1984	Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
5/30/1995	Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
5/13/1949	Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.

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