Today is Moshoeshoe Day in Lesotho. The holiday commemorates the first King of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe I on the anniversary of his death in 1870. King Moshoeshoe I is considered the father of Lesotho. He reigned from 1822 – 1870, founding Basutoland to unite the tribes in the area in order to defend themselves from attacks by the Zulus.
Never suffering a major military defeat, Moshoeshoe was able to resist colonialism efforts of the Boer trekkers from the Orange Free State and although Basutoland became a British colony, Moshoeshoe was able to keep his country separate from British South Africa and Apartheid South Africa.
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Today is the birthday, in 1940, of Dean Torrance who with Jan and Dean had the 1963 US No.1 Surf City. They also had a hit with this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxPgFUjDpA
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