1943
World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland
World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
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1931
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a si
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
1914
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary…
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
1972
East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis A
East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43.
1980
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day
Rioting spreads to Miami's mostly African-American neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City following the previous day's courthouse protests.
1963
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1966
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James
March Against Fear: African-American civil rights activist James Meredith is wounded in an ambush by white sniper James Aubrey Norvell. Meredith and Norvell are photographed by Jack R. Thornell, whose�
1862
The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade
The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons–Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade.
1987
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed durin
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule.
2002
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history
The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
2002
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28.
A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28.
1910
The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the…
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.
1868
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and…
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.
1868
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and…
The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.
1910
The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.
The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered.
2014
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police…
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�
1835
P. T. Barnum begins his career as a showman and circus entrepreneur by exhibiting Joice Heth, an octogenerian African…
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.
1960
The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
1837
Three African soldiers in the 1st West India Regiment – Daaga, Edward Coffin and Maurice Ogston – were executed for…
Three African soldiers in the 1st West India Regiment – Daaga, Edward Coffin and Maurice Ogston – were executed for their role in the St. Joseph Mutiny in the British colony of Trinidad.
1169
Battle of the Blacks: Uprising by the black African forces of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyptian emirs…
Battle of the Blacks: Uprising by the black African forces of the Fatimid army, along with a number of Egyptian emirs and commoners, against Saladin.