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Historical Event on 10/24/1851

First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.
7/20/1993Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.