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And when we truly believe in the sacredness of human personality, we won't exploit people, we won't trample over people with the iron feet of oppression, we won't kill anybody.

Martin Luther King (1957-1968)

A Christmas Sermon, 1967

This Week in History:

March 21st - 26th

Test yourself:

Press the buttons to reveal the answers.
1
Which two countries agreed a peace deal after how long?
Egypt and Israel after 30 years of war
2
Who killed how many people and where in South Africa in 1960?
South African police shot and killed 69 people in Sharpeville.
3
Who won an Oscar for best actress in what film in 2002?
Halle Berry for her role in Monster's Ball
4
Why was South Africa expelled from the Davis Cup in 1970?
Because of South Africa's ban on black tennis star Arthur Ashe.
5
Which country became the first Islamic republic and when?
Pakistan in 1956
6
What fell to Earth and where in 2001?
Russia's Space Station Mir came down near Fiji.

Notes:

This Week In History doesn't use the word massacre for the killing at Sharpeville. Of the 69 shot dead 8 were women and 10 were children. A further 180 were injured including 31 women and 19 children. Many people were shot in the back as they ran away.

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