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Historical Event on 7/21/1947
Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
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| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 5/29/1953 | Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay. |
| 7/8/1996 | U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections. |
| 3/23/1994 | Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev. |
| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
| 4/2/1991 | Haryana Governor recommends President's rule. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
| 6/1/1964 | Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha. |
| 7/19/2000 | The Centre has no locus standi in Thackeray case, says the Prime Minister and rejects the resignations of Shiv Sena nominees in the Union Cabinet-- Manohar Joshi, Suresh Prabhu and Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil. |
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