From the books of history - 11 August special

What Happened

1908 – Khudiram Bose Martyred, revolutionary freedom fighter , one of the youngest martyrs of India's freedom struggle, was hanged by the British at Muzaffarpur. He was just 18 years old and became a symbol of youth-led resistance against colonial rule 1961 – Dadra & Nagar Haveli Becomes a Union Territory 1999 – Millennium's Last Total Solar Eclipse Visible in India 1960 – Chad became independent from France as part of the broader decolonization wave across Africa