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Historical Event on 8/25/1917
The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.

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2/24/1880	Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
3/12/1992	India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
5/19/1980	T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
4/23/2000	Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
10/4/1986	Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
4/3/1932	Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
5/21/1996	M.S. Sushama Dande (Shiv Sena) elected first woman mayor of New Mumbai along with Savitri Patil (Shiv Sena) as Deputy Mayor.
6/1/1786	Madras General Post Office started functioning.
1/9/1664	Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
7/19/1949	Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union.

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