THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 1
November 1 in history
What happened on November 1: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1858 and 1956, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Queen Victoria’s Proclamation
1 Nov 1858 — Lord Canning, now Viceroy, read Queen Victoria’s proclamation: the Company was gone, the Crown would annex no more princely states, would respect Indian religion and custom, and would see its subjects “freely and impartially admitted” to office. That last promise went largely unkept for decades.
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India redraws its internal map by language: the States Reorganisation Act creates 14 states and 6 union territories, four years after Potti Sriramulu died fasting for Andhra.
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