By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.
Hermann Hesse said, “to study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining freedom.”

Today in History buys the thought that the idea here is still at the epicentre of exploring history, which involves confronting the complexity and unpredictability of past events, yet still maintaining the ability to think critically and form one’s own opinions.
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On this day in 1901, the world recorded the 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster.

Still on this day in 1914, Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflicted the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.

According to Today in History, it was on this day in 1947 that the Soviet Union completed development of the AK-47, one of the first proper assault rifles.

In 1995 on this day, Mozambique became the first state to join the Commonwealth of Nations without having been part of the former British Empire.

It was on this day in 1995 that the Nigeria Airways Flight 357 crashed at Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna, Nigeria, killing 11 people and injuring 66.

Today is World Kindness Day. For the records, it is an international observance on 13 November. It was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of nations’ kindness NGOs.

Today in history


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