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Historical Event on 6/20/1985

The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
8/26/1909Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
11/18/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.