A revolution overthrew Morocco's Marinid dynasty, during which the city of Fez's Jewish mellah quarter was attacked amid the upheaval.
HistoryOn this day — May 14 in African history
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A Dan-Air Boeing 707 crashed on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Zambia, killing six people.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1936 Edmund Allenby, the British field marshal who served as High Commissioner in Egypt, died.
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Anefo — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Liberia's legislature enacted National Unification Day, honouring President William Tubman's policy of integrating indigenous Liberians into national political life.
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