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Historical Event on 10/24/1851

First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
6/4/1941Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born.
8/21/1972A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction.
6/14/1929Jatindra Nath Das was arrested in Calcutta.
1/9/1995T.N. Seshan, chief election commissioner, asks Centre to put off annual budget in lieu of State assembly elections.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
2/11/199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.
11/10/1960First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.