Hammering Hank Aaron hit his first home run on this day in 1954. Twenty years later, he would hit 715 record-breaking home runs to break Babe Ruth’s record that had stood for 33 years.
Granville Tailer Woods was an African American celebrated inventor with over 60 patents to his name. A mechanical and electrical engineer, he was called the Black Edison. He was born on this day in 1856. In Columbus, Ohio
On this day in 1872, Charlotte Ray graduated from Howard University Law School and became the first Black woman lawyer in the United States.
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