This Week in History: 27 July – 2 August …
27 July 1901 – Emily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission.
28 July 1998 – Amy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC.
29 July 1951 – The African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign.
30 July 1921 – The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) is founded in Cape Town.
31 July 1879 – The first cable connection between SA and Europe, via Aden, is inaugurated.
1 August 1936 – Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin.
2 August 1976 – UWC students convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes
July 25, 2008
This Week in History