Black History Month was first celebrated United Kingdom
Time: Oct, 1987
Place: United Kingdom
Details: In the United Kingdom, Black History Month was first celebrated in October 1987. It was organised through the leadership of Ghanaian analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, who had served as a coordinator of special projects for the Greater London Council (GLC) and created a collaboration to get it underway.
‹ Earlier in historyAssassination of The UP's 1986 Presidential CandidateOct, 1987 Later in history ›Armenians demonstratedSaturday Oct 17, 1987
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Nokia-Nokia's first fully portable mobile phone
1987 - Finland
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1987 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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KFC-China
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Dec, 1987 - Christmas Island
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1987 - Vatican City
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1987 - Gremany
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1987 - Naples, Italy
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1987 - Kyoto, Japan