1869 – William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum.
1895 – Film makers the Lumiere brothers, hold the first commercial film screening at Salon Indien du Grand Café, Paris.
1994 – Billy Ray Cyrus (Achy Breaky Heart) weds Leticia Finley.
1922 – Rand revolt breaks out.
The end of World War I was followed by a global depression that affected South Africa as well. Soon after the war, in 1918 and 1919, black workers across economic sectors went on strike. In 1921 White workers, mainly in the coal and gold mines, went on strike. The reasons for the strike were a reduction of wages and the preference for cheaper Black Labour. This led to an increase in the employment of Black workers in positions previously held by white miners at reduced pay.
