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The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.
On 16 June 1976, the Soweto uprising began as police confronted protesting students. [3]: 20 Nzima took the photograph of fatally wounded Hector Pieterson (12) on the corner of Moema and Vilakazi Streets in Orlando West, Soweto, near Phefeni High School.
Zolile Hector Pieterson (19 August 1963 – 16 June 1976) was a South African schoolboy who was shot and killed at the age of 12 during the Soweto uprising in 1976, when the police opened fire on black students protesting the enforcement of teaching in Afrikaans, mostly spoken by the white and coloured population in South Africa, as the medium of instruction for all school subjects.
See USA TODAY's best photos of June 2024, featuring a collection of images that capture significant moments and events from the month. ... June 16. Sarai Howard Johnson, Zamirah Chadwick, and ...
The International Day of the African Child, [1] also known as the Day of the African Child (DAC), [2] [3] has been celebrated on June 16 every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the OAU Organisation of African Unity. [1] It honors those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day.
June 1878 Eadweard Muybridge: Palo Alto, California, United States Composite from multiple glass plates Series of cabinet cards regarded as a precursor to motion pictures. Pictured left is the variant Sallie Gardner at a Gallop, which further captured a horse's motion. [s 2] [s 3] [s 4]
According to a search of Newspapers.com, an online archive of more than 26,000 newspapers, the first mention of “Pride Month” was in a June 5, 1972, issue of Pennsylvania’s Delaware County ...
What the papers say – June 16. Rachel Vickers-Price, PA. June 15, 2024 at 8:34 PM. The Sunday newspapers are awash with images of the Princess of Wales, who appeared relaxed during her first day ...