African-American blues singer Gertrude Pidgett (Ma" Rainey) was born on this day in 1886. She was one of the earliest recorded artistes in the blues category.
1892 - Sarah Boone patents an improvement to the ironing board for which she received US patent number 473,653.
1941Dessie, a fortress city which was founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1882 and which came under Italian forces during WWII is captured by British General Alan Cunningham and his South African division..
1941,Having defeated the Allied forces at the Halfaya Pass the previous day, General Rommel orders three columns of his Deutsches Afrika Korps (German Africa Corps) to move to Egypt, in a bit to contain reinforcement to the Allied forces.
1943,In the Tunisia Campaign during WWII, Allied forces win a major advantage after they captured “Lonstop Hill”, a strategic point which gave them access to the Tunisian plains. This in turn enabled them to attack the axis forces from the rear.
1961,French Army rebels’ attempted coup d’état led by four army general, are defeated after few people supported their intention. The four generals; Maurice Challes(former Commander-in-Chief of the French Army in Algeria) Edmond Jouhaud (inspector General of the air force) Andre Zeller(Chief of Staff of the French ground forces) and Raoul Salan(also a former Commander-In-Chief) in Algeria.
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