- 1822 — Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.
- 1863 — Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore capture Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a seven-week siege during the American Civil War.
- 1864 — American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- 1778 — France invades Dominica in the British West Indies during the American Revolutionary War.
Victory Day
September 7
Public holiday
Victory Day
Commemorates the signing of the Lusaka Accord on September 7, 1974, leading to independence.
Ligodo
Tree bark
e.g.
Ligodo lyu mkambi ni dhingui dhindai
en
A eucalyptus tree bark makes good firewood.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
Swahili (Kenya)
Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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Mutu
A person
e.g.
Mutu mwenye matsere manji ni thajiri.
en
A person in possession of many bags of maize is rich.
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