On June 7, 1893, a 24-year-old lawyer named Mohandas Gandhi was thrown off a train for refusing to leave a whites-only compartment — a humiliation that set him on the path to changing history.
On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, ending the life of the leader who guided India's freedom struggle.
On January 26, 1950, India's new constitution took effect, making the country a republic with Rajendra Prasad as its first president.
On August 15, 1947, India became an independent nation, ending nearly two centuries of British colonial rule.
