THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 24
September 24 in history
What happened on September 24: 3 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1877, 1932 and 1973, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Shiroyama
24 Sep 1877 — Saigō Takamori, a hero of the restoration, dies with his last few hundred followers on a hill above Kagoshima. The Satsuma Rebellion cost at least 12,000 lives on both sides and was the last armed challenge by the samurai.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE REMAKING THE STATE MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Poona Pact
24 Sep 1932 — In Yerwada jail, Gandhi’s fast against separate Dalit electorates forces a settlement with Dr B. R. Ambedkar: reserved seats within joint electorates. Ambedkar signs under duress he never forgave — the Dalit question is inside the national movement now, unresolved.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Independence of Guinea-Bissau
24 Sep 1973 — Amílcar Cabral’s PAIGC declares independence from its liberated interior — recognized by the UN before Lisbon concedes. The peasants’ war Cabral theorized has won on the ground.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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