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What historical anniversaries are in February? We round up the events, births and deaths…

The word trunk comes from Old French derived from the Latin truncus, meaning the main stem of a tree. This sense is directly related to its use to describe the human body.

Apartheid, in South Africa, policy that governed relations between the white minority and nonwhite majority during the 20th century. It sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Learn more about apartheid in this article.

Black families are returning to Simon's Town in South Africa following their removal from the town nearly 60 years ago. About 1,500 residents were

Apartheid, (Afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and nonwhite majority for much of the latter half of the 20th century, sanctioning racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites. Although the legislation that formed the foundation of apartheid had been repealed by the early 1990s, the social and economic repercussions of the discriminatory policy persisted into the 21st century. Racial segreg...

What events happened on 7 February in history? Dominic Sandbrook rounds up the events, births and deaths…