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, beneath the walls of the Badshahi Mosque, the League resolved that Muslim-majority zones should be “autonomous and sovereign.” Pakistan was absent from the text. Within years, it was the only word that mattered.
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