| - 21 , 2021 : On this day in 1960 the police killed 69 people at Sharpeville who were participating in a protest against the pass laws. Many were shot in the back. The carnage made world headlines. Four days later the government banned black political organizations, many leaders were arrested or went into exile. During the Apartheid era there were human rights abuses by all sides; Human Rights Day is but one step to ensure that the people of South Africa are aware of their human rights and to ensure that such abuses never again occur. [http://africanhistory.about.com]
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| - 22 , 2021 : On this day in 1960 the police killed 69 people at Sharpeville who were participating in a protest against the pass laws. Many were shot in the back. The carnage made world headlines. Four days later the government banned black political organizations, many leaders were arrested or went into exile. During the Apartheid era there were human rights abuses by all sides; Human Rights Day is but one step to ensure that the people of South Africa are aware of their human rights and to ensure that such abuses never again occur. [http://africanhistory.about.com]
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| الجمعة العظيمة - 2 , 2021 كاثوليكية وبروتستانتية : أراد المجلس الأول لنيكا (تجمع للأساقفة في الأيام الأولى للمسيحية) أن يجد يوماً لإحياء ذكرى صلب المسيح وقيامته. كان لا بد من ربط هذا الاحتفال بتقاليد العيد اليهودي، حيث كان يُعتقد أن العشاء الأخير للمسيح هو وجبة عيد الفصح اليهودية. ولكن التقويم اليهودي يستند إلى الدورات القمرية والشمسية، لذلك كان الاحتفال بعيد الفصح لاتباع نفس التقويم.
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| - 5 , 2021 : It was typical in South Africa to take a day off of work after Easter. This day, which is also known as Easter Monday, was renamed as Family Day in 1995. This extra day off for the holiday was meant to give families more quality family time together and to allow them to go on vacations with friends and family.
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| - 1 , 2021 : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
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