Singapore's new flag was officially unveiled December 3, 1959 to coincide with its self governing status. State flag of Singapore National Day 1960 The national flag of Singapore comprises two equal horizontal sections – an upper red section and a lower white section. A white crescent moon occupies the upper left red section, with five […]
On December 2, 1960, Congo's Patrice Lumumba was arrested by Mobuto Sese Seko's Belgian and CIA backed coup. On January 7, 1961, Lumumba, after weeks of torture, was murdered and his body thrown into a vat of acid in attempt to hide the evidence of his assassination. “Lumumba represents the symbol of unity in the […]
On December 1, 1913 the Buenos Aires underground, Subte, went into service. The Subterráneo de Buenos Aires (Subte), was the 13th subway system in the world and the first underground in the southern hemisphere. As of 2018, the 64 km metro has 104 stations. serving 1.38 million riders daily. in 1909 the Anglo-Argentina tramway company […]
