From The Books of History - 06 November Special

What Happened

1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States, a pivotal moment that soon triggered the American Civil War. 1962: The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning apartheid policies in South Africa. 1763: British East India Company forces defeated Mir Qasim and captured Patna. 1913: Mahatma Gandhi was arrested in South Africa while leading the ""Great March"" of Indian miners protesting discriminatory and oppressive laws. 2000: Jyoti Basu resigned as the Chief Justice/Chief Minister of West Bengal after serving a historic continuous tenure of 23 years. 2013: The Government of India announced that cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and scientist Prof. C.N.R. Rao would be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.