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Historical Event on 1/5/1988

India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1984Soyuz T-11 returns to Earth which carried 3 cosmonauts including the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma, to Salyut 7.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
11/7/1995Lukose Leelamma at Pune sets record for 10,000m (Women) in 34.33.50.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.