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Historical Event on 12/8/1970

Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1876Cyclone hits Bengal centered near Bakarganj (now in Banlgadesh), about 200,000 die.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
12/7/1993Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
1/18/1994Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.
7/25/2000P.T. Usha,Star Indian athlete, announces retirement from International athletics at a press conference in New Delhi.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
8/26/1996Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.