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Emmanuel Mehr
May 4, 20241 min read
May 4, 1961 (63 years ago today): Freedom Rides Begin
May 4, 1961: Thirteen Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) activists boarded buses and launched what became the Freedom Rides, a grassroots...
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Emmanuel Mehr
May 3, 20241 min read
May 3, 1921 (103 years ago today): Birth of Sugar Ray Robinson
Happy Birthday to world champion boxer Sugar Ray Robinson (b. Walker Smith Jr., May 3, 1921, in Detroit, MI), who won 174 of the 201...
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Emmanuel Mehr
May 2, 20241 min read
May 2, 1920 (104 years ago today): First Opening Day for the Negro National League
May 2, 1920: The Negro National League (NNL) began play with its first opening day. The Indianapolis ABCs defeated the Chicago Giants...
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Emmanuel Mehr
May 1, 20241 min read
May 1, 1894 (130 years ago today): Coxey's Army Arrives in D.C.
May 1, 1894: A grassroots procession of labor demonstrators known as Coxey’s Army arrived in Washington, D.C. from their initial starting...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 30, 20241 min read
April 30, 1789 (235 years ago today): The First Presidential Inauguration
April 30, 1789: George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States. Then, standing before an eager crowd at...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 29, 20241 min read
April 29, 1899 (125 years ago today): Birth of Duke Ellington
Happy Birthday to jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (b. April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C.), who...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 28, 20241 min read
April 28, 1758 (266 years ago today): Birth of James Monroe
Happy Birthday to James Monroe (b. April 28, 1758, in Monroe Hall, VA), the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825 and...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 27, 20241 min read
April 27, 1927 (97 years ago today): Birth of Coretta Scott King
Happy Birthday to civil rights leader, activist, and writer Coretta Scott King (b. April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, AL), whose dedicated...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 26, 20241 min read
April 26, 1822 (202 years ago today): Birth of Frederick Law Olmsted
Happy Birthday to landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (b. April 26, 1822, in Hartford, CT), who designed many of the best-known...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 25, 20241 min read
April 25, 1917 (107 years ago today): Birth of Ella Fitzgerald
Happy Birthday to jazz superstar Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917, in Newport News, VA), whose remarkable career spanned seven decades....
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 24, 20241 min read
April 24, 1766 (258 years ago today): Birth of Robert Bailey Thomas
Happy Birthday to agricultural knowledge and publishing innovator Robert Bailey Thomas (b. April 24, 1766, in Grafton, MA), who created...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 23, 20241 min read
April 23, 1856 (168 years ago today): Birth of Granville Woods
Happy Birthday to African American mechanical engineer and inventor Granville Woods (b. April 23, 1856, in Columbus, OH), who among other...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 22, 20241 min read
April 22, 1970 (54 years ago today): Earth Day First Celebrated in U.S., Led by Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI)
April 22, 1970: The United States first celebrated Earth Day, the culmination of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson’s campaign to bring...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 21, 20241 min read
April 21, 1789 (235 years ago today): Birth of John Adams
April 21, 1789: John Adams officially became the first vice president of the United States, nine days before George Washington became the...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 20, 20241 min read
April 20, 1948 (76 years ago today): UAW President Walter Reuther Shot and Wounded, Survives
April 20, 1948: Labor leader and United Auto Workers (UAW) President Walter Reuther survived his second of two assassination attempts,...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 19, 20241 min read
April 19, 1982 (42 years ago today): Sally Ride Officially Becomes First American Woman Astronaut
April 19, 1982: Astronaut Dr. Sally Ride received the news that she would be the first American woman to enter outer space. Two months...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 18, 20241 min read
April 18, 1947 (77 years ago today): New Orleans Premieres, Billie Holiday's Only Feature Film
April 18, 1947: The film New Orleans premiered and became jazz star Billie Holiday’s only appearance in a feature film. She later...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 17, 20241 min read
April 17, 1907 (117 years ago today): Busiest Day for Ellis Island, 11,747 Immigrants Processed
April 17, 1907: Ellis Island processed 11,747 immigrants, the largest total of any day in the station’s more than six decades of...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 16, 20241 min read
April 16, 1947 (87 years ago today): Birth of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Happy Birthday to basketball legend, historian, and thought leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (b. April 16, 1947, in Harlem, NY), who has...
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Emmanuel Mehr
Apr 15, 20241 min read
April 15, 1894 (130 years ago today): Birth of Bessie Smith
Happy Birthday to singer Bessie Smith (b. April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, TN), who created blues and jazz magic from her personal...
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