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Dr. Ronald McNair, physicist and astronaut, who was part of the Challenger Shuttle that exploded off Cape Canaveral, was born on this day...
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Julie Dash, the award-winning Black filmmaker was born on this day in 1952. Her best known work was the 1991 film, Daughters of the...
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On this day in 1947, the NAACP presented to the United Nations for the first time “An appeal to the World” to investigate human rights...
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Langston Hughes’ play, the “Mulatto”, opens on this day in 1935, eventually becoming the first Black-authored play to have a long-run on...
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On this day in 1958, ten thousand young people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC for the first Youth March for...
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Inventor T.J. Marshall received a patent for the fire extinguisher sprinkler system on this day in 1872.
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Phillip Downing receives a patent for the street letter box for on this day in 1891. This is the precursor to the current mailboxes we...
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The Louisville Western Branch Library was officially opened on this day in 1908, one of the Carnegie Library Buildings. It was one of...
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On this day in 1969, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in the Alexander v Holmes case, ordering all still segregated schools to...
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Nat Turner was captured on this day in 1831 after he had hidden for several weeks in the aftermath of his revolt. The Rumble in the...
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Inventor W. F . Burr gets a patent for the Switching Device for Railways on this day in 1899. The first Anti-Slavery newspaper devoted to...
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