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Historical Event on 3/26/1997

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
8/13/1997The contentious women's reservation bill put on the back burner with PM Gujral saying govt. would not push through such a major social legislation until there was a consensus on it.
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
11/9/1909The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
7/18/1980Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.