THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 5
July 5 in history
What happened on July 5: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1943, 1962 and 1969, each linked to the map that shows it.
Kursk: the greatest armored battle in history opens against defenses four months deep. Germany’s last offensive in the East dies in a week.
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— Independence of Algeria
5 Jul 1962 — After 132 years of French rule and nearly eight years of war, Algeria is free. Almost a million pieds-noirs flee to France; Ahmed Ben Bella leads a country bled white.
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— Nairobi
1899–1969 — Founded as a railway depot in 1899 and capital from 1905. In April 1954 Operation Anvil sealed the city and sent tens of thousands of men to camps; on 5 July 1969 Tom Mboya, seen as Kenyatta’s likely heir, was shot dead here.
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