The First BlackBerry Phone Was Released Today
The BlackBerry 850, released on January 19, 1999, was the first device to bear the BlackBerry name. This pioneering device was an email pager that...
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Today Marks The Official End Of The Sierra Leone Civil War
Today marks a significant anniversary – the official end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. The conflict, which lasted from 1991 to 2002, resulted in...
Today, January 17, Marks The Anniversary Of The Execution Of Patrice Lumumba
Today, January 17, marks the anniversary of the execution of Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba’s...
January 16, 1997, Was A Tragic Day For The Cosby Family
Ennis Cosby, the 27-year-old son of Bill Cosbywas senselessly murdered in Los Angeles, California. Ennis was a victim of circumstance, having stopped to change a...
Martin Luther King Jr. Was Indeed born Today
On This Day, Martin Luther King Jr. was indeed born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Growing up, King was exposed to the harsh...
Today Marks Exactly 9 Years Since Mark Makumbi’s Passing
Mark Makumbi was a multifaceted personality who made significant contributions to both the sports and music industries in Uganda. As a sports analyst, he was...
The Attempted Assassination Of Bob Marley
The attempted assassination of Bob Marley on December 3, 1976, was a pivotal event in his life and career. The shooting, which occurred at his...
4 years since Uganda’s General Election Took Place Amidst A Social Media Shutdown
The 2021 General Elections were the fourth to be successfully organised by the Electoral Commission (EC), under a multi-party dispensation in Uganda. The elections are...
President Donald John Trump Impeachment By The U.S.
Today in history: On Jan. 13, 2021, President Donald John Trump was impeached by the U.S. House over the violent Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol,...
Franklin Chang-Diaz becomes the first Hispanic American to fly in space
On January 12,1986, astronaut and physicist Franklin Chang-Diaz becomes the first Hispanic American to fly in space on the Space Shuttle Columbia, which orbited Earth 96 times,...