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Mohandas Ghandi's birth and parents
Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India to parents Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai. His father, had very little formal education, but his knowledge and his experience made him a good administrator. He was brave and generous, but he had one bad fault, Kaba had a very bad temper. His mother, was deeply religious, everyday she worshiped at the temple. She was lovable and a strong willed women. She is widely respected for her wisdom and good sense. (story of gandhi) -
the civil rights of 1875 was passed
The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was proposed by Charles Sumner and Benjamin F. Butler. Sumner's dying wish was for his bill to be published. It was a bill that made sure all citizens, no matter what race, were able to use public places. It also preserved the right to be on a jury. (whitmer) -
Mohandas Gandhi marries Kasturbai Gandhi
At the age of 13 Mohandas Gandhi marries Kasturbai Gandhi. Mohandas's marriage was arranged for him at the age of 8 and then got marries 5 years later. The young couple then had their first child out of four in 1888. (inspirational musings) -
Mohandas gandhi leaves India to study in England
In September of 1888, Gandhi moved to England, and began to train as a barrister at University College London. He lived in London, where he found the life strange and difficult to adjust to. Although he adopted English dress and took dancing and violin lessons, he was nevertheless quite unsuccessful in conforming to the British mode of life. (asian history) (Sri Swami Sivananda) -
North and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th states
On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states, respectively. The first European to reach the region was Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer who, in 1738, led an expedition to what is present-day North Dakota. -
Mohandas Gandhi launches a campaign of nonviolence
In 1907 he began a campaign against the laws that made Indians register if they wanted to live in South Africa. 3,000 Indians publicly burnt their registration cards. -
Mohandas Gandhi gets arrested
Arrested and sentenced to nine months imprisonment. At Volkhurst sentenced for further three months. But unexpectedly released on 18 December, 1913. (arrest of mahatma) -
Mohandas Gandhi begins all India-satyagraha movement
In 1919, British authorities issued the Rowlatt Acts, policies that permitted the incarceration without trial of Indians suspected of sedition. In response, Gandhi called for a day of national fasting, meetings, and suspension of work on 6 April 1919, as an act of satyagraha (literally, truth-force or love-force), a form of nonviolent resistance. He suspended the campaign of nonviolent resistance a few days later because protestors had responded violently to the police. -
Mohandas Gandhi gets arrested for sedition
On March 18, 1922, a British colonial court convicted Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi of sedition after a protest march led to violence. He was sentenced to six years. (findingdulcinea) -
Empire state opened in NYC
The Empire State Building is an iconic office building known as "the Most Famous Skyscraper in the World." Construction began in 1930, and the grand opening was held on May 1, 1931. (how stuff works) -
Mohandas Gandhi promoted basic education and hindi as national language
Gandhi devoted the years 1934 through 1939 to the promotion of making fabric, basic education, and making Hindi the national language. During these years he worked closely with Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) in the Congress Working Committee. Despite differences of opinion, Gandhi designated Nehru his successor, saying, "I know this, that when I am gone he will speak my language." (notable biographies) -
U.S. granted independance to philipins
During the Spanish-American War, Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo proclaim the independence of the Philippines after 300 years of Spanish rule. By mid-August, Filipino rebels and U.S. troops had ousted the Spanish, but Aguinaldo's hopes for independence were dashed when the United States formally annexed the Philippines as part of its peace treaty with Spain. (history) -
Mohandas Gandhi does his last fast
On January 13, 1948, he began a fast; "my greatest fast," he wrote to Miraben, his English disciple. It was also to be his last. The fast was not to be broken until Delhi became peaceful. The fast had a refreshing impact upon Pakistan. In India there was an emotional shake-up. The fast compelled people to think afresh on the problem on the solution of which he had staked his life. -
Mohandas Gandhi dies
On January 30, 1948 Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayuk Gods, a Hindu nationalist. Mohandas got killed as he was walking slowly from his home to attend a prayer meeting. (think quest)