- 1973 — The Bahamas gains full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1966 — The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field with as many as 60,000 attendees.
- 1964 — Moïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes Prime Minister of the Congo.
- 1952 — Eritrea adopts a new constitution prepared by the UN in consultation with Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
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Nyatiti madiere machodo chuny thum chuth.
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Translation: The middle part of nyatiti (luo instrument) makes the best sound
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