Category: Moments in History
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Wreckage from the USS Lexington (CV-2) Located in the Coral Sea 76 Years after Sinking During World War II
Expedition Led by Microsoft Co-founder and Philanthropist Paul G. Allen is another Historic Success
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getTV Salutes 20th Century Pioneers In Honor Of Black History Month
HIGHLIGHTS FEATURE DRAMA (THE ALEX HALEY-NORMAN LEAR SERIES “PALMERSTOWN, USA”), COMEDY (TRAILBLAZING COMEDIANS INCLUDING FLIP WILSON, RICHARD PRYOR, REDD FOXX) AND MUSIC (LEGENDARY ENTERTAINERS SAMMY DAVIS JR., LENA HORNE, DIANA ROSS AND MORE)
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Author Stephen A. Tillett Warns Don’t Believe the Lies About “Race” That Continue to Undermine Our Country
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Stephen A. Tillett, author of Stop Falling for the Okeydoke: How the Lie of “Race” Continues to Undermine Our Country [iUniverse; 978-1-5320-1-9; $15.99; paperback] announced the release of his new Book Trailer, “LIES.” His book and Book Trailer are available on his company’s website at www.Connecting-The-Dots-LLC.com. Tillett, the…
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New Exhibit “1968: Civil Rights at 50” Opens Today
Exhibit Tells the Story of Events That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement 50 Years Ago This Year
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Martin Luther King III and Family Release King Holiday Message and Plans for Commemoration
50 years after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the King Family renews calls for unity and equality
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BESSIE COLEMAN
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 also achieved her international pilot license in 1921.
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BENJAMIN BANNEKER
Born on November 9, 1731, Benjamin Banneker was the author of a free African American almanac, a naturalist, surveyor and a farmer.
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October 2, 2017 Declared Thurgood Marshall Day
Major U.S. Cities and States to Observe 50th Anniversary of Trailblazing Marshall’s Swearing in as the First African American Supreme Court Justice
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AMERICAN EVOLUTION™ Commemorates The Historic Arrival Of The First Africans In 1619 Virginia
The African Arrival will commemorate the history of the twenty Angolan Africans that reached the Jamestown settlement nearly 400 years ago
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A Life of Challenge and Adventure: 11 Facts About Service Woman Cathay Williams
For Buffalo Soldiers Day, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) lists 11 facts about Cathay Williams, the only known female member of the famed Buffalo Soldiers.