THIS DAY IN HISTORY 21/03

This day in #history 21/03

MARCH 21ST

1935 – Persia officially renamed Iran

1946 – UN set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx

1960 – Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa & outlaws ANC

1965 – Martin Luther King Jr begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1990 – Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president

2004 – In Malaysia, the 11th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority.

2013 – At least 45 people drown and 60 are missing after a Nigerian boat sinks off the shore of Gabon

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

1856 – Henry Ossian Flipper, Thomasville, Georgia, American soldier, former slave and first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877

1901 – Richard Leslie Hill, historian

FAMOUS DEATHS

2013 – Chinua Achebe, Nigerian poet and novelist, dies at 82

FAMOUS WEDDING

1963 – Singer and actress Barbra Streisand (20) marries actor Elliot Gould (24)

2009 – Star of Die Hard film Bruce Willis (52) weds model and actress Emma Heming (29) in Turks and Caicos Islands

Adejokeiyabadan’s blog

HISTORY: A Jigsaw With Many Parts. (You Are A Historian! I Am A Historian) | THE-OVERFLOWING-PEN

For years now, I have been concerned about how to sum up the mighty discipline of History in one word or phrase or definition. Till the moment,I found no complete sense to capture the essence of History. All I can point out now is that History remains a jigsaw with many parts.

http://olaoluololade.blog.com/2014/03/20/history-a-jigsaw-with-many-parts-you-are-a-historian-i-am-a-historian/

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