When Bob Marley announced plans to hold a concert in an attempt to quell the violence. Politicians from both parties were hoping to capitalize on … [Read More...] about 03 DEC 1976 – BOB MARLEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
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01 DEC 1955 – ROSA PARKS REFUSES TO GIVE UP SEAT
After working all day, Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue bus, a General Motors Old Look bus belonging to the Montgomery City Lines, around 6 p.m., … [Read More...] about 01 DEC 1955 – ROSA PARKS REFUSES TO GIVE UP SEAT
June 27, 1980 – Rockers
On June 27, 1978 the film "Rockers" was released featuring Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Big Youth, Dillinger, and Jacob … [Read More...] about June 27, 1980 – Rockers
10 NOV 1978 – “BABYLON BY BUS” RELEASED
BABYLON BY BUS is a live album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1978. The tracks on this album are considered, with two exceptions, to be … [Read More...] about 10 NOV 1978 – “BABYLON BY BUS” RELEASED
07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION
Madison Washington was an American enslaved cook who instigated a slave revolt in November 1841 on board the brig Creole, which was transporting 134 … [Read More...] about 07 NOV 1841 – THE CREOLE REBELLION
06 NOV 1962 U.N. CONDEMNS APARTHEID
On November 6, 1962, the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution condemning South Africa’s racist apartheid policies and calling on all … [Read More...] about 06 NOV 1962 U.N. CONDEMNS APARTHEID
02 NOV 1930 H.I.M. CROWNED EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA
Haile Selassie I was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Lij translates to ‘child’, and serves to indicate that a youth is of noble blood. His … [Read More...] about 02 NOV 1930 H.I.M. CROWNED EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA
25 OCTOBER 1974 – “NATTY DREAD” RELEASED
Natty Dread is the seventh studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1974. It was the first album released as Bob Marley and the Wailers … [Read More...] about 25 OCTOBER 1974 – “NATTY DREAD” RELEASED
21 OCT 2019 – JAMAICA’S NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY
National Heroes' Day is a public holiday in Jamaica observed on the third Monday in October and commemorates seven national heroes from Jamaican … [Read More...] about 21 OCT 2019 – JAMAICA’S NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY
