The #BattleOfNineveh was #TheDayInHistory in 627. #Roman Emperor #Heraclius entered Mesopotamia and defeated the #SasanidPersian forces, sparking a civil war in #Persia. After their 25 year war, both empires were severely depleted and vulnerable to the coming #Arab assaults.

31st Jan 1920: #TheDayInHistory

100 year's ago Dr. #BabasahebAmbedkar started #Mooknayak fortnightly Marathi newspaper. Chatrapati #ShahuMaharaj had donated Rs 2500 as seed money to start "मूकनायक" .This newspaper championed the causes of the depressed classes in the society.

1st Jan 1848: #TheDayInHistory

India’s first school for girls was started at Bhide Wada in #Pune by Mahatma #JyotibaPhule and SavitribaiPhule. #OnThisDay.

Tributes to the great Social Reformers.....

30th Dec #TheDayInHistory

#OnThisDay in the year 1943, Netaji #SubhashChandraBose hoisted the National Flag for the first time at the Gymkhana Ground ( present Netaji Stadium) in #PortBlair.He also announced the Islands, the first Indian Territory freed from the British rule.

#JaiHind

27th Dec #TheDayInHistory

National anthem "Jana Gana Mana" written by #RabindranathTagore was first sung in the #calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress #OnThisDay in 1911.

It was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem on 24th Jan 1950