THE DAY IN HISTORY · JUNE 16
June 16 in history
What happened on June 16: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1976, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Soweto uprising
16 Jun 1976 — Schoolchildren protesting compulsory Afrikaans are met with police bullets; the image of dying Hector Pieterson circles the globe. Hundreds die as the revolt spreads. A generation is radicalized. Remember them.
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