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From Barefoot to Gold
Abebe Bikila's legacy in the athletics world is truly legendary. Beyond his iconic barefoot victory at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he continued to amass remarkable achievements. In the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Bikila sho...
Historical Events
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The ruler of Egypt, Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil, returns to Cairo in triumph after defeating the Knight Templar at Acre, the capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and winning victories over three Syrian cities. - 1960 Côte d’Ivoire attains independence from France.
- 1960 Côte d’Ivoire attains independence from France. 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
- 1970 The War of Attrition between Egypt and Israel ends with a ceasefire agreement.
- 1970 The War of Attrition between Egypt and Israel ends with a ceasefire agreement.
- 1998 Two bombs explode simultaneously at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. 224 people are killed and 4,000 injured.
- 2018 Africa's largest multi-story indoor sports complex, The Dome, covering over 7,000m2 and having a five-storey office block which is covered by 14,000m2 of fabric joined to it, is opened in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Famous Births
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Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian runner, who set a world record while running barefoot at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, is born.
