By the 1900s African people had been dispossessed of their land and colonial rule was still in the process of being ...read more
1 January
Battle of Artois and Champagne in France begins.
31 January 1915
The German Army makes use of poison gas for ...read more
The outbreak of the First World War was precipitated by the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz ...read more
1972
October and December - Strikes at the Durban docks
October 1972 - when new wages for dockworkers were not ...read more
1940 - 1948
1942
August 9, Gandhi is arrested in the early hours of the morning under the Defence of India Rules ...read more
Pre-1860s
South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian
1860s-1880s
This period marks a turning point in South ...read more
18 February
The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting.
21 February ...read more
After the ascension to power of the National Party (NP) in 1948, legislation that further alienated people from their ...read more
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