Here is a list of important events from 1970. 1. Nigerian Civil War Ends The end of Nigerian Civil War reported in the newspaper After a 30-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong, the second President of the Republic of Biafra, formally surrendered to General Yakubu Gowon, who led Nigeria, on…
Here is the list of important events from 1964. 1. 1964 Summer & Winter Olympics Are Held The 1964 Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The Soviet Union broke the record for the most gold and overall medals at a single Winter Olympics, with eleven and twenty…
Here is a list of important events from 1984. 1. Brunei Gains Independence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzN2AGOy5ec Brunei which was a British protectorate since 1988 became independent on January 1, 1984. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah read the Proclamation of Independence. He assumed the title "His Majesty", rather than the previous "His Royal Highness". On 22 September 1984, Brunei became…
Here we make a list of Presidents of African nations who married outside their race. 1. Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor with his second wife Colette Hubert The first President of Senegal was one of the African Heads of state who married outside their race. Colette Hubert, a Frenchwoman, became his second wife in…
Here we make a list of deadliest religious killings, that is the biggest mass killings that took place in the name of religion. 10. Cathar Crusade Casualties - Atleast 200,000 to at most 1,000,000 Cathars killed Pope Innocent III The Albigensian Crusade or the Cathar Crusade was a military and ideological campaign initiated by Pope…
As the gubernatorial elections are upon us, we try to stay topical and look into the list of longest serving United States governors. 10. Albert Ritchie (Democratic) State - Maryland Duration - 5,475 days (14 years, 11 months, and 27 days) Albert Ritchie was the 49th governor of Maryland from 1920 to 1935. He became…
In view of Rishi Sunak becoming the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Indian origin recently, here we make a list of heads of government of the sovereign countries who are of full or partial Indian origin. 1. Seewoosagur Ramgoolam - Mauritius Served For - 14 years, 110 days Term - 12 March…
The American President is one of the most targeted man in the world. Some have succeeded in assassinations but not everyone succeeds, infact quite a lot of them fortunately failed. Here we make a list of those assassins who failed to kill the American President. 1. Samuel Byck Samuel Byck with a placard against Nixon…