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Jawaharlal Nehru: Architect of Modern India

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Jawaharlal Nehru: Architect of Modern India

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1947
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
718
Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the Byzantine Empire.

World

2005
The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.
1998
The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
1977
Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University, received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal (printout pictured).
1963
President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
1948
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee as its first president.
1944
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.

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