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13th May 1787: The First Fleet departs for Australia

  • 13th May 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Australia, Britain, Colonialism, Criminal, Exploration, Imperialism, Ship, South Africa

On the 13th May 1787, the eleven ships of the “First Fleet” set sail under Captain Arthur Phillip from Portsmouth, England, to establish a penal colony in Australia.

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23rd January 1900: British troops launch a nighttime attack on Spion Kop in the Second Boer War

  • 23rd January 2020
  • Tagged as: Boer War, Britain, British Empire, Empire, Imperialism, South Africa, Spion Kop, War

The Second Boer War saw the British Empire fight against the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

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2nd May 1952: World’s first passenger jet plane takes off from London

  • 2nd May 2019
  • Tagged as: Aircraft, Britain, South Africa, Technology, Tourism, Transport

On 2nd May 1952, the world’s first passenger jet aircraft took off to carry 36 passengers from London to Johannesburg.

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17th March 1992: White South Africans vote to end apartheid in a referendum

  • 17th March 2019
  • Tagged as: Apartheid, Equality, Politics, Race, Racism, Referendum, South Africa

A referendum in South Africa resulted in white South Africans voting to end apartheid.

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3rd December 1967: The first human-to-human heart transplant is performed

  • 3rd December 2018
  • Tagged as: Health, Hospital, Medicine, Science, South Africa, Surgery, Transplant

South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant.

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12th September 1977: Steve Biko dies of injuries sustained in police custody

  • 12th September 2018
  • Tagged as: Apartheid, Black Consciousness, Civil Rights, Death, Police, Politics, Racism, South Africa, Steve Biko

South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died in Pretoria prison from injuries inflicted while in police custody.

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5th August 1962: Nelson Mandela arrested and jailed

  • 5th August 2018
  • Tagged as: Civil Rights, Criminal, Politics, Race, South Africa, Trial

On the 5th August 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested near the South African town of Howick and imprisoned facing charges of inciting workers’ strikes and leaving the country without a passport.

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