I welcome you all to “Today in History by Hranker.com”. Here, we will discuss some of the major events in the history of 16th of December, 349th day of the year and 51st Thursday of 2021.
1) Today in 1971 Pakistani forces surrendered to India in the Indo-Pak war of 1971.
It signified the end of Bangladesh Liberation war and led to formation of a new nation Bangladesh. After partition in 1947 the eastern side of India was partitioned and East Pakistan formed which had a major Bengali speaking population. Bhutan became the first country to recognise Bangladesh and Mujib ur Rahman became first president of Bangladesh.
2) Today in 2012 Brutal Delhi Gang Rape “Nirbhaya Kaand” took place.
The incident took place at Munirka, South west Delhi. All the accused were arrested and charged with sexual assault and murder. The four adult convicts were executed on march 20, 2020.
3) Today in 1773 the Boston Tea Party took place.
American Colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians threw 342 chests of Tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor to protest a tax on tea.
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