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November 22, 2021
Guion ‘Guy’ S. Bluford

Guion ‘Guy’ S. Bluford was born on this day in 1942. He would become the first Black Man to go to space. He received a PhD in aerospace engineering and was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
Also on this day

Colonel Frederick Gregory
On this day in 1989, Colonel Frederick Gregory became the first African American to lead a space mission.

Elijah Mohammad
Elijah Mohammad founded the Nation of Islam (NOI) on this day in 1930 in Detroit.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
On this day in 1963, at 12:30 Central time, the 35th President of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza in Dallas while riding in a motorcade.
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