United States Air Force Major Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. born in Chicago, Illinois, on this day in 1935. Lawrence was the first African American astronaut. He was killed during training before having the opportunity to be launched into space.
Nat Turner, a famous rebel against slavery, was born on this day in 1800 in the Tidewater region of Virginia. He his rebellion struck a major blow against slavery.
On this day in 1958, Sekou Toure led Guinea to declare its independence from France. In its anger, the retreating French took everything, including telephone lines, back to France.
The United States Senate voted to override President Ronald Reagan’s veto of the Anti-Apartheid Act on this day in 1986. The Act exacted punitive economic and other sanctions on the apartheid regime.
On this day in 1967, history was made as Chief Justice Earl Warren swore in Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person on the United States Supreme Court.
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