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Chuka Massacre
In 1953, during the colonial period in Kenya, the Chuka Massacre occurred as a tragic incident in the context of the Mau Mau rebellion. British forces carried out a raid in Chuka, capturing 20 individuals suspected of be...
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Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years). - 1774 Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves. United States
- 1850 The American League of Colored Laborers, the first African American labor union in the United States, is established in New York City. United States
- 1950 South Africa implements the Group Areas Act, separating the people into four distinct races. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1953 Chuka Massacre takes place. British forces capture and execute 20 suspected Mau Mau fighters during Kenya's colonial rebellion. 🇰🇪 Kenya
- 1953 British forces capture and execute 20 suspected Mau Mau fighters during Kenya's colonial rebellion in the Chuka Massacre. 🇰🇪 Kenya
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Nuno Gomes, a South African engineer, set a record for the deepest dive(318.25 meters) ever made by a human. -
Sudan's ousted President Omar al-Bashir is charged with corruption in Sudan.
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Félix Tshisekedi, the president of DRC, is born.
