2007 – The world’s first national internet election is held
Estonia was the first country to allow its citizens to vote in a parliamentary election through the world wide web.
1962 – Mozambique Plane Crash
A total of 111 people riding aboard the British DC-7C airliner had lost their lives when it crashed. This tragedy occurred a little over a mile past the takeoff runway as it began its trip from Lourenco Marques Mozambique.
1980 Robert Mugabe becomes Zimbabwe’s first black prime minister
A hero of the black struggle against the white minority rule in his country, Mugabe won a landslide victory. More recently, his oppressive style of leadership has been condemned domestically and internationally.
1918 The first documented cases of the Spanish flu herald a deadly worldwide pandemic
The disease quickly spread around the world, causing over 25 million deaths.
