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Tragedy in the Skies
In a tragic incident on October 11, 1999, Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe committed a daring act at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. Phatswe commandeered an Aérospatiale ATR 42-320, registration number A2-ABB, f...
Historical Events
8- 1865 Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. Jamaica
- 1865 Hundreds of Black men and women march on the Morant Bay courthouse in Jamaica, igniting a major uprising against British colonial rule. Jamaica
- 1899 The Second Boer War between the British-ruled Cape Colony and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts in South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1899 The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State. 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination. -
Professor Anita Hill delivers televised testimony regarding sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearing.
- 1998 A Congo Airlines Boeing 727 is shot down by rebels in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 40 people. 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Famous Births
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- 1994 Clésio Baúque, a Mozambican footballer, is born. 🇲🇿 Mozambique
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Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an aircraft from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other planes, killing himself.
