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Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity on 25 May 1963. [1] It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent as well as around the world. [ 2 ]
In May 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hammond embarked on a daily walk to raise $600,000 to support frontline workers and vulnerable veterans across Africa by walking two miles in a day for a week. [6] On the final day of his walk, 25 May, Africa Day, he was joined by Iain Walker, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana. [7]
The conference was aimed at establishing Africa Day to annually mark the liberation movement concerning the willingness of the African people to free themselves from colonial rule, as well as subsequent attempts to unite Africa, including the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was established on 25 May 1963, and the African Economic ...
May 15, 1963: Gordon Cooper leaves transfer van at launchpad. At 8:04 a.m. at (1304 UTC), NASA launched Mercury 9 from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper in the capsule designated Faith 7. Cooper's 22-orbit mission was the last for the Mercury program. Cooper entered the spacecraft at 5:33 a.m. (1033 UTC) for an 8:00 launch, and ...
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1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1963rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 963rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 63rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1960s decade.
Jul. 21—All are welcome for a presentation by guest preacher Pastor James May at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 30 at St. John's Lutheran Church (1200 13th Avenue NW) At 10:15 a.m., after worship, May ...
New Year's Day: 21 February National Youth Day: Variable Good Friday: Variable Holy Saturday: Variable Easter Monday: 18 April Independence Day: 1 May Labour Day: 25 May Africa Day: Second Monday in August Heroes' Day: Tuesday after Second Monday in August Defence Forces Day: 22 December National Unity Day: 25 December Christmas Day: 26 ...