- 1963 — Governor George Wallace blocks the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama to prevent Vivian Malone and James Hood from enrolling until federalized National Guard troops enforce their registration.
- 1963 — President John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, guaranteeing equal access to public facilities and federal protection for voting rights.
- 1976 — Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza is arrested in South Africa.
- 1994 — Moshood Abiola declares himself the President of Nigeria.
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Chieu chung chiewo chiege chiege chung chwako chai chai chiek chieng chiro
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Porcupine wakes up, wakes up the wife and the wife makes tea which becomes ready on market day.
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An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace.
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