The Zaian War was fought between France and the Zaian confederation of Berber tribes in Morocco between 1914 and 1921. Morocco had become a French protectorate in 1912, and Resident-General Hubert Lyautey (pictured) sought to extend French influence through the Middle Atlas mountains towards French Algeria. The war began well for the French, but they incurred heavy losses, including over 600 troops killed at the Battle of El Herri. The French retained most of their territory during the First World War, despite the withdrawal of some troops for service at home and continuing raids by the Zaians, who were supported by the Central Powers. After the signing of the Armistice with Germany in November 1918, significant forces of tribesmen remained opposed to French rule. The French resumed their offensive in the Khénifra area in 1920, and entered negotiations with the Zaians. A split between those who supported submission and those still opposed led to infighting, and the French responded with a strong, three-pronged attack into the Middle Atlas that pacified the area. Some tribesmen fled to the High Atlas and continued a guerrilla war against the French well into the 1930s.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaian_War

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1381:

The first mass protest in the Peasants' Revolt began in Blackheath, England, with Lollard priest John Ball asking a crowd, "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_Revolt

1864:

Union General Ulysses S. Grant pulled his troops out of the Battle of Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia, ending one of the bloodiest, most lopsided battles in the American Civil War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cold_Harbor

1954:

Pope Pius XII canonised Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old when he died, to make him the youngest non-martyr saint in the Roman Catholic Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Savio

1967:

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia, striking down laws restricting interracial marriage in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia

1994:

The Boeing 777 (pictured), the world's largest twinjet, made its first flight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

make shift: (dated) To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make_shift

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

 I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger. Our challenges are great, but our will is greater. And if our flaws are endless, God's love is truly boundless.   --George H. W. Bush https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush