Category: Moments in History
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NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Katherine Johnson
The following is a statement from Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of NASA legend Katherine Johnson, who worked for the agency from 1953 to 1986. “NASA is deeply saddened by the loss of a leader from our pioneering days, and we send our deepest condolences to the family of Katherine Johnson. Ms. Johnson helped…
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Toyota Salutes Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial with Upcoming 2020 Toyota Highlander Commercial, “Home Team”
Former Kansas City Monarchs Captain James “Jim” Robinson Featured in Spot Produced by Burrell Communications Group PLANO, Texas (February 19, 2020) – In celebration of an iconic moment in American history, Toyota pays tribute to 100 years of Negro Leagues Baseball in the latest creative as part of the marketing campaign for the all-new 2020 Toyota…
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Moments in History: Garrett A Morgan (video)
Garrett Augustus Morgan was an African-American inventor and community leader. He invented parts for sewing machines, hair care products, and a version of the modern traffic signal which he patented and sold to GE. He is also known for his publicized rescue of miners near Lake Erie in 1916 using his safety hood. See the…
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The Bessie Coleman Story
Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) was an American civil aviator. She was the first woman of African-American and the first of Native American descent to hold a pilot license. She achieved her international pilot license in 1921. She soon became a successful air show pilot in the United States, and hoped…
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Smokey Bear Celebrates 75th Birthday
Beloved Wildfire Prevention Icon Rings in Birthday Alongside Fans, Celebrities
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Road Scholar Announces Inaugural Civil Rights Conference In 2020
Educational conference in Montgomery on civil rights history during Black History Month will feature Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative
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Howard University Class of 1969 Returns 50 Years Later With $1M Class Gift
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2019 — Each year, a group of Howard University alumni return to Howard’s campus to celebrate their 50-year class reunion. Reunion events bring a special sense of joy and homecoming to Howard’s campus, as former classmates and lifelong friends return to the place where so much of their life’s path began. On May 10,…
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Racism In America – New Film Reveals The Untold History Of Our Nation
BOSTON /PRNewswire/ — The film ‘An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition’ explores the moral counterweights to the tradition of racism in America and how we can move together towards our nation’s motto – ‘E Pluribus Unum’. This thought-provoking, inspiring and emotional film tells the story of cross-cultural friendships that tackled racism and inequality in the past.…
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An American Hero – Based on True Story of the Most Decorated War Dog in U.S. History
Animated Feature Stars Logan Lerman, Helena Bonham Carter and Gérard Depardieu In a Heartwarming ‘Tail’ for the Entire Family!
