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I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right. I do not admit for instance, that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America or the black people of Australia. I do not admit that a wrong has been done to these people by the fact that a stronger race, a higher-grade race, a more worldly wise race to put it that way, has come in and taken their place.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

To the Peel Commission, 1937

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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