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• 15 August 1947: India gains independence from British rule.
• 15 August 1948: Indian Armed Forces are officially established.
• 15 August 1950: Adoption of the Indian Constitution and the country becomes a republic.
• 15 August 1954: The first Five-Year Plan is launched for economic development.
• 15 August 1963: Launch of India’s first satellite, Aryabhata.
• 15 August 1965: Successful defense against Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War.
• 15 August 1971: India supports the creation of Bangladesh after the Indo-Pakistani War.
• 15 August 1975: Sikkim becomes a part of India as its 22nd state.
• 15 August 1984: Operation Meghdoot is launched, leading to India’s control over Siachen Glacier.
• 15 August 1990: Launch of the National Literacy Mission to increase literacy rates.
• 15 August 1998: India conducts a series of nuclear tests.
• 15 August 2003: Launch of India’s first satellite for meteorological purposes, INSAT-3A.
• 15 August 2008: Launch of Chandrayaan-1, India’s first lunar probe.
• 15 August 2014: Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) successfully enters Mars’ orbit.
• 15 August 2019: India revokes Article 370, changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir.
• 15 August 2020: India celebrates its 74th Independence Day amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 15 August 2021: India commemorates its 75th Independence Day.

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