South African cops shoot, kill 167 Israelites

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On this day in history, November 21

1905 Albert Einstein’s paper that leads to E = mc² – the world’s most famous formula – is published. This theory of special relativity says that mass and energy are the same physical entity and can be changed into each other. When you drive your car, E = mc² is at work. Same thing when you use an MP3 player. Einstein  is considered the greatest theoretician, along with Isaac Newton, the father of classical mechanics. His name became synonymous with genius. He gained worldwide fame in the first quarter of the 20th century thanks to the theory of relativity he developed and he forever change the perception of space and time.

1910 Sailors on Brazil’s warships violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash). It was the result of the use of whips (lashes) by white naval officers when punishing Afro-Brazilian and mixed-race enlisted sailors.

1918 Two German ammunition trains explode in Hamont, Belgium, killing 1 750 people.

1921 The Bulhoek Massacre trial begins. It stems from the deaths of 167 Xhosa when 800 policemen face-off with 500 followers, known as Israelites, of the self-proclaimed prophet Enoch Mgijima.

1976 The Oscar-winning, low-budget film Rocky – a tremendously successful tale of the triumph of a boxing underdog and starring Sylvester Stallone, premières in New York.

1985 Police murder 13 Mamelodi residents.

1995 The Dayton Agreement ends 3½ years of savage war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Investigations in Italy are now uncovering that wealthy individuals were going to the besieged city of Sarajevo and paying to act as snipers and shoot civilians before going back home and behaving like a good members of society. Shooting children cost the most.

2013 Pharrell Williams’ smash hit, Happy, is released. Goes on to win a Grammy Award.

2004 The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, unleashing the Orange Revolution – huge protests and controversy over it’s integrity. Viktor Yanukovych wins. His policies had a lot to do with the current war in Ukraine.

2017 Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe resigns after 37 years in power.

2019 Elon Musk launches Tesla’s electric Cybertruck with shatterproof windows that, when demonstrated on stage, shatter.

2024 The world’ most expensive banana: A controversial artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall by Maurizio Cattelan sells for $6.2 million at auction in New York; new owner Justin Sun says he will eat it.

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