11 July 1952 - New Pass Laws Become legal - 7/11/2007 9:17:19 PM
The Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act No 67 of 1952 (commenced 11 July) repealed early laws which differed from province to province relating to the carrying...
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10 July 1898 - Jean-Batiste Marchand Reaches Fashoda - 7/11/2007 9:17:19 PM
Jean-Batiste Marchand French explorer and soldier is best known today for his occupation of Fashoda now known as Kodok in the Sudan in 1898. Marchand served in Senegal in 1889...
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9 July 2002? The African Union is established in Addis Ababa Ethiopia - 7/11/2007 9:17:19 PM
The African Union AU is a pan-African organization whose aims are to promote unity and solidarity of African countries. The AU replaced the Organization of African Unity OAU (which had...
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8 July 1497? Vasco da Gama Begins Voyage Around Africa - 7/11/2007 9:17:19 PM
July 8 1479 Vasco da Gama departs Portugal as Commander-in-Chief of four ships one of the others captained by his brother Paulo da Gama. Da Gama's fleet would sail down...
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8 July 1497? Vasco da Gama Begins Voyage Around Africa - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
July 8 1479 Vasco da Gama departs Portugal as Commander-in-Chief of four ships one of the others captained by his brother Paulo da Gama. Da Gama's fleet would sail down...
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7 July 1940? Formation of the Long Range Patrol LRP - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Although the official approval for Major Bagnold's new Unit the Long Range Patrol was only cabled from the War Office on 10 July formation of the Unit began on 7...
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7 July 1940? Formation of the Long Range Patrol LRP - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Although the official approval for Major Bagnold's new Unit the Long Range Patrol was only cabled from the War Office on 10 July formation of the Unit began on 7...
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6 July 1964? Malawi Gains Independence Within the Commonwealth - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Livingstone's former "hunting ground" was under threat from the Portuguese and Arab slavers in the late 1880's when the resident Scottish missionaries and the African Lakes Company called on Rhodes...
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6 July 1964? Malawi Gains Independence Within the Commonwealth - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Livingstone's former "hunting ground" was under threat from the Portuguese and Arab slavers in the late 1880's when the resident Scottish missionaries and the African Lakes Company called on Rhodes...
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5 July 1969 - Tom Mboya assassinated - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Tom Mboya was a Kenyan trade unionist and statesman. Earmarked as Jomo Kenyatta's successor Mboya was assassinated on 5 July 1969 six years into independence sparking tribal unrest between Kenyatta's...
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5 July 1969 - Tom Mboya assassinated - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
Tom Mboya was a Kenyan trade unionist and statesman. Earmarked as Jomo Kenyatta's successor Mboya was assassinated on 5 July 1969 six years into independence sparking tribal unrest between Kenyatta's...
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Preserving Timbuktu's Written Past - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
The emergence of thousands of ancient written documents in Timbuktu as a direct result of the recent funding and creation of new libraries is causing "a stir among academics and...
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Preserving Timbuktu's Written Past - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
The emergence of thousands of ancient written documents in Timbuktu as a direct result of the recent funding and creation of new libraries is causing "a stir among academics and...
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African Independence Quiz: 'Month of July' Special - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
With America celebrating the Fourth of July this Sunday take a few moments to consider those African countries that also achieved independence from colonial rule in the month of July....
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African Independence Quiz: 'Month of July' Special - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
With America celebrating the Fourth of July this Sunday take a few moments to consider those African countries that also achieved independence from colonial rule in the month of July....
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World War II in Africa: Timeline - July 1940 - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
One month into World War II in Africa and both sides were testing the waters? the British had to deal with the potential threat of a French fleet under...
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World War II in Africa: Timeline - July 1940 - 7/11/2007 9:17:20 PM
One month into World War II in Africa and both sides were testing the waters? the British had to deal with the potential threat of a French fleet under...
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Dorothy Dandridge - 7/11/2007 9:17:21 PM
At a time in the movie industry when roles for black actresses were scarce Dorothy Dandridge received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her starring role in Carmen...
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Dorothy Dandridge - 7/11/2007 9:17:21 PM
At a time in the movie industry when roles for black actresses were scarce Dorothy Dandridge received an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her starring role in Carmen...
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The Birmingham Campaign - 7/11/2007 9:17:21 PM
In 1963 Birmingham Alabama was a hotbed of racial tension so when Martin Luther King decided to challenge segregation it became an intense battle. Out of this protest came King?s...
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