International Workers’ Day (1 May) and Victory Day (9 May) in Russia
In 1889, a meeting of the Marxist International Socialist Congress chose 1 May as the date to commemorate the Haymarket Massacre (4 May 1886) where police in Chicago, USA, fired on and killed protestors who were demanding an eight-hour work
International Workers’ Day (1 May)
In 1889, a meeting of the Marxist International Socialist Congress chose 1 May as the date to commemorate the Haymarket Massacre (4 May 1886).
THE FIRST YEAR AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013) IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
The Battle of Bangui was fought between South African peacekeepers defending the CAR capital and the Séléka (coalition) rebel forces.
THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) ON THE EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BANGUI (22-24 MARCH 2013)
Eight years after the Battle of Bangui Wikipedia’s first paragraph on the CAR references Human Rights Watch writing that “As of 2021, the CAR
HAASGAT: THE CLIFFHANGER
The Haasgat cave system is a fossil-bearing palaeocave that lies in the Monte Christo Formation of Malmani dolomites that forms part of the Schurveberg Mountain Range.
18 DECEMBER 1982: THE attack on South Africa’s Nuclear Power Station at Koeberg
Today in South Africa the 16 December is called the Day of Reconciliation. A day where black and white come together and put aside their past differences. Why was 16 December chosen for reconciliation?
EL WAK – 16 DECEMBER 1940
Today in South Africa the 16 December is called the Day of Reconciliation. A day where black and white come together and put aside their past differences. Why was 16 December chosen for reconciliation?
THE BATTLE OF BLOOD/NCOME RIVER (16 DECEMBER 1838) COMMEMORATION AS A DAY OF RECONCILIATION
The Battle of Blood/Ncome River (16 December 1838) is included as a part of the 16 December South African national holiday, the Day of Reconciliation.
16-inch Armour Piercing Shot
The British Admiralty ordered two new Battleships for the Royal Navy in December 1922. These were called the Nelson Class, named after Admiral Horatio Nelson.
THE AREA BOMBING OF GERMANY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
During the Second World War (1939 – 1945) 7,5 million German people were left homeless as a result of the Royal Air Force’s indiscriminate area bombing campaign.
