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Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and…
The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under…
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under apartheid.
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later.
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June (pictured).
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist�
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting aga
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting against each other.
The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published
The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published.
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army…
World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded.
First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the…
First World War: The first day of the Battle of Albert, the opening phase of the Battle of the Somme, became the bloodiest day in the British Army's history, with 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 d�
Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was…
Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules.