The Learning Kingdom
Sun, 10 Oct 1999 21:16:14 -0700
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The Learning Kingdom's Today in History for October 11, 1999
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Anglo-Boer War, Gang of Four, Kathryn Sullivan
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October 11, 1899
The Anglo-Boer War between the British Empire and the South African
Boers of Transvaal and Orange Free State began. Boers, also known as
Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of
southern Africa. The war, which began because Great Britain was
interested in the gold mines located in the Boer republics, ended
with a British victory in 1902.
During the Anglo-Boer War, the first attempted use of wireless
telegraphy took place:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/INST/aug95/wireless.html
October 11, 1976
After the death of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, Mao's widow Jiang Qing
and three others, dubbed the "Gang of Four," were arrested and
charged with plotting a coup. The four were put on trial in 1980 on
charges of subverting the government and torturing innocent people.
Jiang Qing is found guilty and sentenced to death--a sentence later
commuted to life imprisonment. She died in 1991 and is thought to
have committed suicide.
By Mao's side, Jiang Qing rose to political prominence:
http://www.iisg.nl/~landsberger/jq.html
October 11, 1984
Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first U.S. female astronaut to walk in
space when she exited the space shuttle Challenger. Attached only by
a narrow life-support tether, Sullivan worked in space for three-and-
one-half-hours before returning to Challenger's controlled
environment.
More on Sullivan's life and accomplishments:
http://www.friends-partners.org/~mwade/astros/sullivan.htm
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