Today in History - August 11 https://t.co/a62lBALyj8 During an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) swim meet, Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku broke the world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim by 4.6 seconds in Honolulu Harbor on August 11, 1911. Continue reading. …
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Dr. Anna J. Cooper was born into slavery in 1858. Despite her beginnings, Cooper went on to be one of the few African Americans with a graduate degree at the time and directed her love of learning toward African American girls in DC. https://t.co/4vNiS5nXVD Dr. Anna J. Coope…
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NASA’s B377SGT Super Guppy Turbine Cargo Airplane lands at Moffett Field at NASA Ames via NASA https://t.co/LXgFiA0X4m https://t.co/sZUB0d5e44
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The famous “Levittowns” began popping up in the northeast during the postwar period. When William Levitt brought his operation down to Bowie, MD, trouble ensued due to restrictions placed on the sale of the perfect suburban homes to African Americans. https://t.co/njlpKRL1gf …
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Clift's Automotive Service, at 20th and K Streets NW, was just one of many automobile sales and service stations located in the West End in the 1930s and 1940s. https://t.co/dY2xVXL4jT Clift's Automotive Service, at 20th and K Streets NW, was just one of many automobile sales …
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Individual landowners' names appear on the maps in this plat atlas of Allen County, Indiana, published when the population of Fort Wayne was barely 60,000 people. See who lived here in 1907: https://t.co/lOMzNaGsV9 https://t.co/58hWYsX6XQ Individual landowners' names appear on…
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Today in History - August 10 https://t.co/Kt5kHnA4FJ On August 10, 1821, Missouri entered the Union as the twenty-fourth state. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments.
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