- 1906 — The all-black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are dishonorably discharged following accusations of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence.
- 2004 — One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
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Okello okalo kaa ga kala min okello penjo ni ere Kaka okello nyalo kelo kalo ka ga kala
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Okello and his antics
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