| 1851 | First telegraph line in India is operational between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour.
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| 1853 | First train in India runs from Bombay to Thane.
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| 1857 | First war of Indian independence also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British.
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| 1881 | The first complete census of population conducted on a uniform basis throughout India.
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| 1885 | Formation of Indian National Congress by A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, W.C. Bonnerjee and others.
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| 1905 | Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. Swadeshi Movement launched.
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| 1909 | Indian Council Act popularly known as Minto Morley reforms allowing a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in governance passed.
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| 1911 | Visit of King George V to India, Shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Jana Gana Mana first sung at Calcutta session of INC. Launch of first air mail in India & World from Bumraulli to Allahabad.
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| 1919 | Government of India Act, 1919 introducing dyarchy, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
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| 1920 | Khilafat movement, Launch of Non-cooperation movement.
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| 1922 | Chauri Chaura outrage in UP, Suspension of Non-cooperation movement.
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| 1928 | Visit of Simon Commission to India, Death of Lala Lajpat Rai
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| 1929 | Resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of Indian National Congress.
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| 1930 | Dandi March, Launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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| 1931 | Gandhi Irwin pact, execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
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| 1935 | Government of India Act.
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| 1942 | Quit India movement, Formation of Azad Hind Fauz.
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| 1943 | Visit of Cripps Commission to India.
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| 1946 | British Cabinet mission visited India.
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| 1947 | Independence and partition of India.
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| 1948 | Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, 1st Pak aggression
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| 1950 | India became republic
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| 1951 | 1st Five year plan and 1st Asian Games in Delhi
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| 1952 | 1st General elections
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| 1954 | Panchasheel signed by India and China
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| 1956 | Reorganisation of Indian states on linguistic basis
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| 1957 | Introduction of decimal system in currency
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| 1959 | First television service started in India in New Delhi. |
| 1961 | Liberation of Goa from the Portuguese
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| 1962 | Chinese aggression
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| 1964 | Death of Jawaharlal Nehru
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| 1965 | Indo-Pak war
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| 1966 | Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri
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| 1969 | Split in Indian National Congress and nationalisation of 14 banks. India's first Atomic Power Station Tarapur commences commercial operation.
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| 1971 | Indo-Pak war
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| 1972 | Simla agreement signed between India and Pakistan
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| 1974 | First nuclear test codenamed Smiling Buddha carried out at Pokhran (Rajasthan)(May 18).
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