| 1600 | Dec 31, 1600 - On 31 December 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted the East India Company a trade monopoly in the East Indies. Initially, the company established factories along the coastlines to compete with rival European firms. How this company of traders became a ruling ...On 31 December 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted the East India Company a trade monopoly in the East Indies. Initially, the company established factories along the coastlines to compete with rival European firms. How this company of traders became a ruling government is a subject of ongoing debate. Earlier scholarship suggests that the British conquered India in a fit of absent-mindedness.  Show more  Show lessbooks.google.com/books?id=wIFMuFC0E-wC&pg=PA134
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| 1856 | Mar 6, 1856 - The special meeting of the American Board of Missions, called by virtue of the resolution adopted at the last annual meeting at Utica, commenced this evening at Dr. PALMER's Church, in South Pearlstreet. The attendance, particularly of ministers fro New-York and the East, is large, ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B12F6395D147493C4A91788D85F428584F9
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| 1885 | Mar 22, 1885 - The Earl of Dufferin, Viceroy of India, has received assurance from the Governments of both Hyderabad and Scinde that each Province desires to send contingents to Afghanistan to fight against any further Russian advance toward India. Sidar Dilar Jung, the Political Secretary to the ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50812FC3B5411738DDDAB0A94DB405B8584F0D3
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| 1893 | Jun 27, 1893 - In the House of Lords today the Earl of Kimberley, Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for India, said the Indian Council had passed an act for the immediate closing of the Indian mints to the free coinage of silver. INDIA STOPS FREE COINAGE. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/432635862.html?dids=432635862:432635862&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+27%2C+1893...pub...INDIA...
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| 1942 | Aug 6, 1942 - Following is the text of a statement on India made tonight by Sir Stafford Cripps:. Following is the text of a statement on India made tonight by Sir Stafford Cripps: Concerning the attitude of the British Government there can be no doubt. The Secretary of State for India made a ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0615FD3A58167B93C4A91783D85F468485F9
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| 1947 | Nov 2, 1947 - The princely state at the northern extremity of India whose beauty is world famed brought the Dominions of India and Pakistan almost to swords' ... TROUBLE SPOTS IN DIVIDED INDIA TROUBLE SPOTS IN DIVIDED INDIA The three principal areas of current unrest arising out of the conflict ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D1EFF3B5E17738DDDAB0894D9415B8788F1D3
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| 1959 | Apr 4, 1959 - The Dalai Lama reached safety in India by a perilous 15-day trek over some of the world's most treacherous mountains, followers said today. -Dalai Lama Crosses .Mobntains to India. Followers Tell of Perilous Himalaya Trek; Nehru Pledges Leader Asylum, Respect ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/464137632.html?dids=464137632:464137632&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+04%2C+1959&author...to+India...
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| 1971 | Dec 17, 1971 - India accepted the unconditional surrender of East Pakistani troops today and immediately ordered a unilateral cease-fire beginning tomorrow night along its 1300-mile border with West Pakistan. India Orders Cease-fire. in West; Pakistan Shuns It. BY JAMES YUENGER ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/597987352.html?dids=597987352:597987352&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+17%2C+1971...India...It...
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| 1998 | May 27, 1998 - By DAVID E. SANGER. The Administration made good today on its threat to make India pay for conducting five nuclear tests earlier this month, forcing what the World Bank called ''an indefinite delay'' on $865 million in loans for an electric power grid and other projects. ... www.nytimes.com/1998/05/27/world/us-delays-world-bank-loans-for-india-in-response-to-a-tests.html? pagewanted=all
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| 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 - By HEATHER TIMMONS. NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 — When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan touches down in India this week, it will be the highest-level step yet in what analysts say is a long-term effort to balance, if not contain, China's growing economic and political might. ... www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/business/worldbusiness/21rupee.html?ref=business
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