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October 21, 2021
Dr. Ronald McNair
Dr. Ronald McNair, physicist and astronaut, who was part of the Challenger Shuttle that exploded off Cape Canaveral, was born on this day in 1950.
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, jazz great and creator of ‘bebop’ jazz, was born on this day in 1917.
Peter Bynoe
Peter Bynoe and Bertram Lee on this day in 1989 become the first Blacks to own a part (35%) of a professional basketball franchise.
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