June 13, 1967 (57 years ago today): Thurgood Marshall Nominated as First Black SCOTUS Justice
June 13, 1967: Thurgood Marshall was nominated to become the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. He became one of...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 12
- 1 min
June 12, 1904 (120 years ago today): Birth of William "Bill" Hendrick Foster
Happy Birthday to Hall of Fame pitcher William “Bill” Hendrick Foster (b. June 12, 1904, in Calvert, TX), who won 140 games while only...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 11
- 1 min
June 11, 1911 (113 years ago today): Founding of Universal Negro Improvement Association
June 11, 1911: Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities’ League (UNIA-ACL), a...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 10
- 1 min
June 10, 1963 (61 years ago today): President John F. Kennedy Signs Equal Pay Act into Law
June 10, 1963: President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, mandating equal pay for equal work without gender...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 9
- 1 min
June 9, 1915 (109 years ago today): William Jennings Bryan Officially Resigns as Secretary of State
June 9, 1915: William Jennings Bryan officially resigned as Secretary of State of the United States over a disagreement with President...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 8
- 1 min
June 8, 1953 (71 years ago today): Victory Against Restaurant Segregation in D.C.
June 8, 1953: SCOTUS ruled that the 1872 and 1873 Washington, D.C. laws making restaurant segregation illegal were valid, ending their...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 7
- 1 min
June 7, 1965 (59 years ago today): SCOTUS Rules on Constitutional Right to Privacy in Griswold v. CT
June 7, 1965: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that privacy was a right protected by the Constitution. More specifically, the court held: “A...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 6
- 1 min
June 6, 1826 (198 years ago today): Birth of Sarah Parker Remond
Happy Birthday to African American activist and abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond (b. June 6, 1826, in Salem, Massachusetts). She boldly...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 5
- 1 min
June 5, 1917 (107 years ago today): Registration Begins for U.S. World War I Draft
June 5, 1917: The draft commenced for conscription into the U.S. army for World War I. Americans had debated conscription for the...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 4
- 1 min
June 4, 1919 (105 years ago today): Nineteenth Amendment Passed by U.S. Congress
June 4, 1919: U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment, which became law 15 months later and gave some women the right to vote. However,...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 3
- 1 min
June 3, 1906 (118 years ago today): Birth of Josephine Baker
Happy Birthday to African American star performer Josephine Baker (b. June 3, 1906, in St. Louis, MO), who performed across the globe and...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 2
- 1 min
June 2, 1863 (161 years ago today): Harriet Tubman Leads the Combahee River Raid
June 2, 1863: Harriet Tubman led 150 African American Union troops in the Combahee River Raid, freeing 750 enslaved people. This made her...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- Jun 1
- 1 min
June 1, 1843 (181 years ago today): Isabella Baumfree Renames Herself Sojourner Truth, Leaves New York
June 1, 1843: Isabella Baumfree renamed herself Sojourner Truth and left New York to launch her career as an activist. Formerly enslaved...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 31
- 1 min
May 31, 1819 (205 years ago today): Birth of Walt Whitman
Happy Birthday to poet and author Walt Whitman (b. May 31, 1819, in Huntington, NY), who through his writing articulated a vision of...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 30
- 1 min
May 30, 1937 (87 years ago today): Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago
May 30, 1937: More than 1,500 people attended a Republic Steel worker rally in Chicago to condemn both labor exploitation and police...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 29
- 1 min
May 29, 1917 (107 years ago today): Birth of John F. Kennedy
Happy Birthday to John F. Kennedy (b. May 29, 1917, in Brookline, MA), who was the thirty-fifth president of the United States from 1961...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 28
- 1 min
May 28, 1887 (137 years ago today): Birth of Jim Thorpe
Happy Birthday to Native American multi-sport athlete and gold medallist Jim Thorpe (b. May 28, 1887, in Indian Territory, OK), who for a...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 27
- 1 min
May 27, 1818 (206 years ago today): Birth of Amelia Jenks Bloomer
Happy Birthday to editor, activist, and reformer Amelia Jenks Bloomer (b. May 27, 1818, in Homer, NY), who helped create and operate the...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 26
- 1 min
May 26, 1926 (98 years ago today): Birth of Miles Davis
Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Dewey Davis III (b. May 26, 1926, in Alton, IL), who resisted archetypes...
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Emmanuel Mehr
- May 25
- 1 min
May 25, 1803 (221 years ago today): Birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy Birthday to writer, philosopher, and abolitionist Ralph Waldo Emerson (b. May 25, 1803, in Boston, MA), who carefully combined...
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