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Cultural Preservation and Religious Tolerance
In 1886, King Mwanga II of the Buganda people in East Africa reaches the culmination of his campaign to eradicate Christian influences that he perceives as detrimental to traditional African culture. As part of this eff...
Historical Events
8- 1943 In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots. United States
- 1943 White U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths during five days of rioting in Los Angeles, California. United States
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Mbiyu Koinange sees his name struck from the Parliamentary Select Committee's report on the Kariuki murder after President Kenyatta personally intervenes to shield him from prosecution. -
J. M. Kariuki's assassination inquiry reaches Parliament as the Mwangale Committee implicates senior Kenyan security officials. - 1992 Australian Aboriginal land rights are recognised in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo which led to the Native Title Act 1993 overturning the long-held colonial assumption of terra nullius. Australia
- 1992 Australian courts recognize Aboriginal land rights in Mabo v Queensland, overturning the colonial doctrine of terra nullius. Australia
- 2019 Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest. 🇸🇩 Sudan
- 2019 Sudanese security forces and Janjaweed militiamen kill over 100 demonstrators at a peaceful sit-in protest in Khartoum. 🇸🇩 Sudan
Famous Deaths
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Oscar Kambona dies in London at the age of sixty-eight after experiencing several strokes. - 2012 A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 2012 A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a Lagos neighborhood, killing all aboard and six people on the ground. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
