- 1960 — Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 1882 — The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
- 1977 — Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated in 1968, is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- 1960 — To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published in the United States.
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Kamabuti.
Gumboot.
e.g.
Kamatosi Kali anje mbe kamabuti kase.
en
It's muddy outside give me my gumboots.
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Rao luor liel liel luor rao
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Hippopotamus go round the grave the grave go round the hippopotamus.
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