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Historical Event on 6/18/1978

The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
12/8/1879Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
7/6/1999Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
7/18/1990Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
4/10/1997Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai.