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Historical Event on 12/26/1978

Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.

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12/22/1999The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs.
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11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
3/25/1905Mirza Rasid Ali Baig, famous Indian politician, was born.