THE DAY IN HISTORY · MARCH 23
March 23 in history
What happened on March 23: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1940, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Lahore Resolution
23 Mar 1940 — At Minto Park, under the Badshahi Mosque’s walls, the League resolves that Muslim-majority zones shall be “autonomous and sovereign.” The word Pakistan is not in the text; within years it is the only word that matters.
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