1875: Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola, from Africa’s east coast, 1st European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea
1917: Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine
1930: Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, 225th Emperor of Ethiopian Solmonic Dynasty
1949: The Netherlands recognizes its former colony Indonesia as a sovereign state
1966: The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the US
Source: Onthisday.com
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