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1767 - Phillis Wheatley first poem the Messrs, Hussey and Coffin.
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Sojourner Truth escaping slavery in 1826
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Frederick Douglass, 1848, Attends first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York.
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In 1908 Jack Johnson became the first African American to win the world heavyweight crown when he knocked out the champ, Tommy Burns.
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When Louis Armstrong and his band Hot Five made their first Hot Seven recordings in 1925-28
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1933 November 2 - Billie Holiday released her first record debut.
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Starting from Pearl Harbor to the end of the War
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November 4,1942 - Dr. Patrica Bath birthday.
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December 1, 1955: The day of Rosa's arrest.
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Dec. 22, 1956 - Bill Russell plays his first real game.
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November 14, 1960: Ruby Bridges's first day of William Frantz Elementary School.
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February 25, 1964- Muhammad Ali knockouts Sonny Liston and becomes heavyweight champion of the world.
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March 31 1980 Jesse Owen's death.
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Sep 10, 1982- Misty Copeland is born.
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Sep 28, 1989 - Mae C Jemison joined NASA.
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Alvin Ailey died at Lenox Hospital December 1, 1989 and it was later revealed he died of AIDS 💀💀💀
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Micheal Jordan retired in 1993, and then he retired again in 1998, and final he retired in 2003.
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January 20, 1993 - Maya Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration
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March 7, 1998 - Amanda Gorman's Birthday
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September 11, 1999 Serena Williams won her very first Grand Slam title at age 17.
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January 20th, 2009 - Obama is officially inaugurated and becomes the first African-American president.
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Gabby Douglas - March 5, 2016 achieving the AT&T American Cup.
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2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics - Simone Biles dropped out of the Olympics to take a break from gymnastics and work on her mental health.