1919 - The tragic Jallianwala Bagh


 1919 - The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13.


This event in which Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer ordered indiscriminate firing at a crowd including women and children, killing hundreds of them, caused much resentment and anger among the people and led to the Non-Cooperation Movement.

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