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On 12 January 1932, thousands of local fisherwomen on Korea’s Jeju Island, known as haenyeo, marched towards Sehwa Five-day Market, wielding hoes and abalone knives, in what became known as…

Abe Okpik was an Inuk community leader and advocate for the Inuktitut language. He is best remembered for his work on Project Surname, in which he sought to replace the identification numbers assigne…

The initial attacks in the revolt began on this day in 1904 and were successful, involving the killings of 123 persons, mostly German landowners. Samuel Maharero was a leader in the uprising, famousl…