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A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28.
The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
Three African-American United States Marines who repeatedly raped local women in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa were killed by the residents and had their bodies hidden in a nearby cave for over 50 year�
Angered by racism and poverty, African American residents of the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland began to riot for six days.
Emmett Till, African-American lynching and kidnapping victim (died 1955)
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.
In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot.
Car bombs exploded simultaneously at the American embassies in the East African capital cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 200 people and injuring more than 4,000�
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, s�
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.
P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African slave whom he claims was George Washington's nursemaid.
Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.
The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.
On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Manchester Police, resulting in 39 arrests and 39 injured officers.
Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
War of the First Coalition: A British garrison repelled a French attack on the Îles Saint-Marcouf off the Normandy coast, inflicting heavy losses.
First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the United States.
The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.