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March 18, 1901
On March 18, 1901, the Kumasi Mutiny of 1901 begins.
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The Kumasi Mutiny of 1901 begins.
Kumasi Mutiny started on 18 March 1901 in Kumasi, present day Ghana, as the native troops mutinied and fired on British troops. The event persisted for three weeks because the native troops had not been paid for months despite constant promises from the British Government.
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1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1901st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 901st year of the 2nd millennium, the 1st year of the 20th…
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On March 18, 1901
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1901 The Kumasi Mutiny of 1901 begins. Historical event in Ghana
Kumasi Mutiny started on 18 March 1901 in Kumasi, present day Ghana, as the native troops mutinied and fired on British troops. The event persisted for three weeks because the native troops had not been paid for months despite constant promises from the British Government.
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- April 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
- August 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
- August 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- August 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
- August 28 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
- August 5 Peter O'Connor sets the first World Athletics recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
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