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Historical Event on 8/17/1970

The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1979Commercial Unity Day started.
1/29/1979Tamil Nadu Expess, India's first Jumbo passenger train, was flagged off from New Delhi Railway Station for Madras.
12/4/1993Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila.
8/6/1989Six top Cricket stars banned for one year from all cricket activities on the issue of American tour.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
6/8/1929Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.