Festival marking the end of Ramadan
Also known as "Sallah" by most Nigerians
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Eid el-Fitr
Festival marking the end of Ramadan
On this day in African history
- 1856 John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. · United States
- 1873 Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States. · United States
- 1921 About 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. · South Africa
- 1939 Otto Beit Bridge, connecting Zimbabwe and Zambia over the Limpopo River, is opened.
- 1961 American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. · United States
- 1961 Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi, for 'disturbing the peace' after disembarking from their bus during the American civil rights mov... · United States