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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
10/18/1995President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation.
7/22/1678Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Vellore.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
8/17/1997Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut.
10/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.
2/13/1993School collapses killing 21 pupils and 4 teachers.