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An archive of historical anniversaries that appeared on the Main Page 2025 day arrangement

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• 1958 – Kenneth Kaunda (then Secretary-General of the Zambia African National Congress) is arrested at Broken Hill (Kabwe) for “unlawful assembly” after addressing striking mine workers.
• 1975 – Zambia National Service (ZNS) conducts its first joint parachute training with Yugoslav instructors at Makeni Range.
• 1990 – National football team defeated Swaziland 2–0 at Lusaka’s Independence Stadium in a 1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier—an early step in the squad’s emotional rebuilding after the 1993 air tragedy
• 1994 – Zambia Airways Fokker F-27 (9J-RCN) crash-lands at Kasaba Bay with no fatalities; final flight of the national carrier before liquidation.

More anniversaries:

• August 17
• August 18
• August 19

• 1889 – London Missionary Society establishes a station at Kazungula—precursor to the United Church of Zambia.
• 1895 – Sefula Mission founded by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society—the first permanent mission west of the Zambezi. Introduced schools, maize, and plough agriculture.
• 1970 – Bank of Zambia introduces the K2 banknote featuring Victoria Falls.
• 1973 – One-Party State Referendum results certified: 84.8% vote “YES”
• 2012 – Flash floods in Kanyama destroy over 200 homes.

More anniversaries:

• August 18
• August 19
• August 20

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