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Historical Event on 3/24/1968

The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
5/25/1997In a bid to break the deadlock on naming transport corporation after caste leaders in southern districts, Tamil Nadu Government agrees to create a new bus corporation named after Pulithevan.
9/7/1999India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
1/22/1996Janata Dal parliamentary party leader Sharad Yadav resigns from Lok Sabha membership (Jain hawala case).
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
11/27/1999BJP suspends former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh from the primary membership of the Party for defying Mr. Vajpayee.