On This Day in History

24 September

1846 - Mexican - American War

1861 - Bhikaji Cama Birth Anniversary - prominent figure in Indian Independence Movement.

1932 - Gandhi ji & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agreed to Poona pact which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislature for the "depressed classes".

1996 - Representatives of 71 nations signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at the United Nations.

2002 - Terrorist attack on Akshardham Temple in Gujarat.

2007 - India wins the first ever T20 Cricket World Cup.

2014 - India became the first country to enter the Mars orbit in its first attempt.

2019 - impeachment inquiry was initiated by United States House of Representatives against President Donald Trump.