The African Union is founded by 55 member states
The AU has many key objectives, including fostering greater unity, cohesion and solidarity between the African countries and African nations.
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Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
As prime minister, she implemented policies that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the “Iron Lady”, a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
The first session of the UN General Assembly convenes
The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN and the international community.
John Langalibalele Dube and other South African leaders form the South African Native National Congress to combat racial injustice
Decades later, the SANNC became the African National Congress (ANC) and was a prominent player in dismantling apartheid under leader Nelson Mandela.
First ‘Impressionist’ art exhibition opens in Paris, featuring Monet, Degas, Renoir, and others
Impressionism is an art movement that took the French art world—and later the artistic spheres of other countries —by storm in the 19th century.
British physician Edward Jenner develops first-ever successful vaccine
In the West, Jenner is often called “the father of immunology”, and his work is said to have “saved more lives than the work of any other human”.
Use of the healing Iboga plant emerges in Western African spiritual ceremonies
The roots of ibogaine trace all the way back to Africa where the naturally occurring psychoactive substance has been used for thousands of years. It is especially sacred to the Bwiti tribe of Cameroon and the Gabon region where they use the substance as a natural healer and in rites of passage ceremonies.
Humanity develops mysticism, creating meaning and purpose beyond survival
Broadly defined, mysticism can be found in all religious traditions, from indigenous religions and folk religions like shamanism, to organised religions like the Abrahamic faiths and Indian religions, and modern spirituality, New Age and New Religious Movements.