A memorial in India commemorating Gandhi and the Salt March of 1930.

This Day In History: Republic of India Born, January 26, 1950, Republic Day

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1654.Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1654. The marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan for his wife Arjumand Banu Begum. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Mahatma GandhiIndian statesman and activist Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 - 1948), circa 1940. (Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

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When Gandhi’s Salt March Rattled British Colonial Rule

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Mughal victory assures Akbar’s ascension

British and Gurkha troops massacre hundreds of unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar Massacre

Vasco da Gama reaches India

Indira Gandhi convicted of election fraud