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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
7/16/1856Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar, on the request of Governor Lord Canning, instituted a law announcing the right of Hindu widows for re-marriage.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
10/23/1990Following the arrest of its President L. K. Advani, who was leading a rathyathra to Ayodhya at Samasthipur in Bihar, BJP withdrew support to National Front Government.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
8/14/1993New governors for MP, Bihar, West Bengal & Tripura.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.